Over Wound Wall Clock

I have a look a t a clock for a friend of my wifes. Something is preventing it from running. Over winding a clock is impossible unless the clock is an antique from the 1600s to 1700s when the mechanics of the clock were weight oriented and the pulleys and ropes inside would get tangled together.

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Ideally if you stop just short of the mainspring s full potential your clock will run just fine for a full week without having to get any attention from you.

Over wound wall clock.

A clock mainspring is made of spring steel and is about the width of a ruler but not quite as thick. First you can try to run your clock manually by moving the minute hand clockwise stopping to let the clock chime this will relax the chime mainspring if your clock has chimes moving the pendulum back and forth will relax the mainspring that controls the pendulum but will take some time to do so. Even though clock owners still use the term overwound the problem is more likely that the clock requires a good cleaning and a few basic adjustments. They are on average 7 to 8 feet long.

Both hands will now be removable. Your clock is fully wound up but it is not running. If you fill your car with gas but you don t drive it it s not going to use any more fuel and the gas tank will remain full. In the same way your clock is full and you can t put any more gas in it.

It is not because you over wound or wound the clock too tight. Her other half overwound it. May i use a car analogy. Let s take a look at what actually causes a clock to quit running or chiming after winding it up.

Some clocks will run faster if they are wound too tightly in the first 24 hours after you ve tightened the mainspring. Over winding is basically a myth.

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