timing adjustor missing, i think.

Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:04 am     Post subject: timing adjustor missing, i think.

hello everyone!

this is my first post, and my first clock i am trying to repair.

some history of the clock:
i have been told that my grandmother's father bought is second hand (used) from a dealer of a scrap shipyard (or a ship graveyard, i dont know)

this clock is a maritime (naval) clock, and has the timing mechanism horizontally mounted. near the bottom of the assembly.

the makers are Smith's of Cricklewood England (at least that what it says on the dial)

here are some pictures:
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7565.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7566.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7567.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7568.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7569.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7570.JPG
http://arkantos.110mb.com/clock/100_7571.JPG


the problem is about 1960, the movement stopped working. so it was kept in storage, until i dug it up, 4 months ago.

opened up the movement, cleaned everything inside out.
everything works fine.

but the clock is too fast. goes about 75 minutes per hour.
i can see no adjustment mechanism. maybe you can see the picture 7569. there should be something, the brass shows a dissimilar oxidization

please help me to figure out a way to adjust the tempo.

thanks a lot,
Ark!

ps. i used silicon lubrication. what kind of lubrication do you guys use?

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:36 pm     Post subject:

Something wrong with your links. I don't see pictures. Only something that looks like a page full of spam.