Your pendulum clock is a precision instrument that you can repair when it stops working.
Repaing a endulum spring wound wall clock.
Also check that the hands aren t touching the glass that covers the encasement of the clock.
To correct a spring driven clocks mantle or wall clock that is bonging the hour when the minute hand gets to 6 o clock instead of 12 o clock just count the bongs take off the minute hand and reinstall it on the clock pointing to 12 o clock then turn the hour hand to the hour you heard the clock bong and its done.
Place your pointer finger on the tip of the click spring.
There is always lots and lots.
The more you take the time to wind the more wear you are putting your clock through.
Open the door on the side or remove the panel from the back access section.
Use cotton gloves or a soft non abrasive cloth when handling the pendulum.
Pushing the pendulum back and fourth takes a long time but removing the pendulum will speed up the process.
To straighten the pendulum first remove it from the clock.
Look inside at the back side of the dial to locate the click spring.
Face the clock and remove the top side panel.
Before starting any repairs on your inoperative clock however make sure that it is not still because of a rundown main spring or an unset weight.
With one hand hold the pendulum below the top strap.
Ideally if you stop just short.
Before you resort to a repair shop see whether you can diagnose and fix the problem.
Simply start the pendulum swinging and move the case gently until the tic and toc are in good balance.
With the other hand grasp the pendulum bob.
In this video i m going to show quickly how to spot what to do with this old gustav becker wall clock and why it doesn t run.
Winding the spring or setting the weight and gently moving the pendulum may bring your clock back to life.
The movement of the pendulum and the clock s ticking make a pleasant counterpoint to the pace of modern life until the pendulum stops swinging.
Some clocks will run faster if they are wound too tightly in the first 24 hours after you ve tightened the mainspring.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
It is not because you over wound or wound the clock too tight.
How to fix an over wound clock.
If your timepiece has a tiny pendulum you may need to wind it more often.
First you can try to run your clock manually by removing the pendulum and letting the pendulum hanger swing away until the pressure is off the mainspring.
This is a typical problem that clock owners overlook and repairman find in seconds of laying eyes on the face of the piece.