Monthly Archives: September 2014

Clock Repair Archive – –  This is a type of electric clock that, in most cases, works on 110 volt 60 cycle electric current. There are quite a number of different types of Telechron electric clocks but only a few … Continue reading →

(Thanks to Phil for his question that helped to formulate this part)COUNT WHEEL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS:Cuckoo clocks have their own special set of situations. Many cuckoo clocks of the count wheel variety use only gravity (as opposed to spring activated … Continue reading →

If you don’t absolutely have to DO NOT SOLDER ANYTHING ON A CLOCK. I say this because I have seen thousands of clocks with blobs of solder and acid flux all over them, many of them destroyed because of it. … Continue reading →

HOW DO I FIX THE CHIMES? Now a little bit about chime adjustment. I have had numerous requests about this topic. First lets get on the same page, so to speak, about the meaning of chime, and stike, and gong. … Continue reading →

WHAT ABOUT THE SAYING THAT “THE CLOCK IS WOUND TOO TIGHT”?You can only wind a spring drive clock so far and then either the spring will break, or the key will break, or one of the gears will be ripped … Continue reading →

WHAT ABOUT THE IDEA THAT THE WEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PERIOD OF A PENDULUM?  Well you can believe what you want. And if you are a physics major you may say that this is true. In theory … Continue reading →

This is a phenomena that sounds unbelievable at best, but it does exist and is a common cause of many clocks stopping. Sympathetic vibration can be described as the transfer of energy from one object moving with a steady frequency … Continue reading →

There are a number of things that will cause timekeeping problems. Some are true generally speaking and some are specific to certain clocks. The following is a list of the generally speaking problems: a “set” mainspring improperly lubed mainspring damaged … Continue reading →

You may have to check all of these if you have problems after moving a clock. It doesn’t take much to stop a clock. The most common problem is failure to wind the mainsprings up all the way! This is … Continue reading →