Hermle MovementWill not keep beating

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:06 pm     Post subject: Hermle MovementWill not keep beating

I have a Howard Miller wall clock that I took out of case to oil. I put it back in and it seemed to work. Then it stop after 2 days ( I made sure it was wound up). I took movement back out to check it. It seems that the pendulum will not keep beat, but when I turn the minute hand , the beat will keep going ( as long as presure is on minute hand. Any help will be appreciated

Movement # 1051-030A 45CM 101.887

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:30 pm     Post subject:

Make certain the movement is level once installed. The other problem might be due to the pendulum being out of beat. If you know that the movement and clock case (the movement most importantly) are level, then the next step is to make certain the pendulum is in beat. The pendulum typically attaches to a metal piece called the pendulum leader. The pendulum leader, in turn, is typically fed through the crutch arm, which is an arm that extends out the back plate of the movement. Remove the pendulum and slide the pendulum leader out of the crutch arm slot. This crutch arm must swing an equal distance from center to left as it does from center to right. If it is uneven, then you can push through slight resistance so that you can gain an even swing. Replace the pendulum leader and pendulum. This would be typical for many brands of mechanical movements.

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:15 am     Post subject: Chris, Thanks for taking the time to repond.I'll check it ou

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Thanks, Chris for taking the time to respond, I'll check out what you wrote!