Thread Number: 93269
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Electric Clock with mechanical chimes |
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Post# 1179282 , Reply# 1   4/28/2023 at 12:02 (335 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 1179293 , Reply# 2   4/28/2023 at 14:30 (335 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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Post# 1179294 , Reply# 3   4/28/2023 at 14:42 (335 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Usually these clocks self regulate to the correct strikes. It has to run I believe about 12 hours until it catches up. As for it chiming at 12:05 instead of 12:00 on some clocks you can adjust the hour hand by simply removing and repositioning it 5 minutes back. There are many how to videos on Youtube. This is a fairly modern clock with brass internals. What brand is it? |
Post# 1179316 , Reply# 4   4/28/2023 at 18:07 (335 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1179342 , Reply# 5   4/29/2023 at 00:42 (335 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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Post# 1179352 , Reply# 6   4/29/2023 at 02:15 (335 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Pulling the hands off the clockwork and repositioning them 5 minutes back as Louis suggested will work in any case, even if the hands-clockwork connection is made of a "gear type" which wouldn`t allow to move the hands without moving the clockwork as well.
So I`m with #3 too, (well at least if #1 doesn`t work) ;-) Oh, and who cares if those numbers get mixed up? Only a small childish minority will be affected. It`s their problem not ours. This post was last edited 04/29/2023 at 02:37 |
Post# 1179364 , Reply# 7   4/29/2023 at 08:55 (335 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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I believe that's a Telechron - Revere mechanism. They sold a lot of mantle clocks with that motor / mechanism. |
Post# 1179373 , Reply# 9   4/29/2023 at 11:47 (334 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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cool that problem is likely fixed :) i was wondering who made the clock-looks like it is from the 1950s.There were a lot of cheapo versions of these clocks in the 1970s-early 80s-spartus comes to mind,some chimed. |
Post# 1179385 , Reply# 10   4/29/2023 at 12:58 (334 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1179394 , Reply# 11   4/29/2023 at 16:17 (334 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Dan, first off -- good to see you posting here!
I'm late to this party but I was going to suggest exactly the action you took. I have an old version of this Telechron system in an art deco mantle clock. It was notorious for having a different problem: often striking with one less than required due to an overly aggressive spring assembly that would eliminate the first gong, which meant none at all for the One O'Clock hour. I would assume that by the time your clock was produced, this issue had been corrected, but you never know.
I finally retired the mantle clock after attempting to adjust the silencing lever in such a way that the striker bounced back enough to make contact the second time, which eked out one extra gong, but the rhythm was annoying.
Everything I've shared above could be moot since your clock is newer and its chime is more complex (mine just strikes out the gong without playing a chime), but perhaps some of the info may still apply. You can click on the link to the Telechron Clock forum for more information. Meanwhile, I'll check my copy of Electrifying Time to see if it has information on your clock and if it does, I'll share it here.
I hope you're doing well,
Ralph CLICK HERE TO GO TO RP2813's LINK |
Post# 1179414 , Reply# 13   4/29/2023 at 19:24 (334 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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