using the 22" pendulum with a battery movement

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:08 pm     Post subject: using the 22" pendulum with a battery movement

I put the 11093 pendulum movement in a Shaker style clock that I built. The plans I used did not call for a pendulum nor a glass door for the bottom half of the clock. I modified the design by putting glass in the door to view the pendulum. The movement came with the 16" pendulum but looks short in it for my taste. I see Klockit sells a 22" pendulum that would look better but I'm not sure if the movement I have will move it. Do you think it will work with what I have? If not can you recommend a battery movement that would work. I have about 1.5" of depth behind the dial mounting board to work with.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:57 pm     Post subject:

The movement should be able to swing the 22" pendulum. However, I will admit that this has not been confirmed by testing at this time. There are a couple of resulting possibilities:

1.) Pendulum swing may be slightly compensated (although it should still swing), and
2.) Batteries may have to be changed more frequently. While the pendulum is strictly for show (and has no bearing on timekeeping), it is still powered by the battery which runs the movement.

If you should wish to try out the longer pendulum, you will want to ensure that you order the correct 22" length pendulum (single-hook or double-hook). This will depend largely on the type of pendulum that came with your movement (I believe it is a single-hook).

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:41 pm     Post subject:

Thanks for the response! It uses the single hook. I'm going to order one and give it a try. I don't need the whole 22 inches but adding another 3 inches to the length will make it look just right. I'll report back on how it worked when I install it.