But don t worry it s not terminal and can be cured.
Wind up wall clock keeps stopping.
The clock tilts forward at top due to hook on wall have packed a bit of folded tissue under bottom edge to sit it more perpendicular to the wall.
Before you resort to a repair shop see whether you can diagnose and fix the problem.
Wall clocks may run too fast or too slow without proper care.
The movement of the pendulum and the clock s ticking make a pleasant counterpoint to the pace of modern life until the pendulum stops swinging.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
Put it back on the wall and the pendulum stops after a few minutes it just swings slower and slower until it stops.
Winding wall clocks have gears and cogs that turn together in conjunction with each other to keep proper time.
The most common wall clocks either run on a battery or are key wound.
A clock that is out of beat is likely to stop because the pendulum is not receiving the optimum impulses to keep it swinging.
Battery powered clocks which feature quartz technology use electrical pulses to keep proper time.
Pendulum arm about 20 long.
Gently slid arm off the small mechanism with a flat spring.
If it s badly out of beat it will stop within a few minutes.
If it s only slightly out of beat it could run for days but will eventually stop earlier than it should.
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