Clock not chiming correctly

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:16 pm     Post subject: Clock not chiming correctly

Last year I purchased a Linden Chiming Mantle Clock on ebay. It is battery operted on one D battery. There is no volume control or chime control, but the clock automatically stops chiming at 10:45 pm and begins chiming again at 6:00 am. I can tell when to replace the battery because it would begin chiming occasionally during the night.

Now, however no matter how many times I have changed the battery it will sporadically chime during the night when it is not supposed to. What is the problem?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:00 pm     Post subject:

More than likely, the chimes have an automatic night silence feature. This means that the movement will automatically silence the chimes between "normal" sleeping hours (usually between 10:00 pm and 6:00 am). There may be a switch on the backside of the movement to de-select the night silence feature - however this is not always true with certain brand movements.