Reply Tue 27 Dec, 2005 05:43 pm STURGIS**LOT OF WORK GREAT IDEA!

It has worked perfectly for 26 years requiring a single AA battery replacement once every 2 years or so. Inexpensive quartz clocks both analog and digital use a quartz crystal oscillator as the time keeping element.

I don't know exactly what is going on. How to Troubleshoot Clocks That Run Too Fast By ... Set the time on your non-mechanical electric or battery-powered clock to match an accurate timepiece. This was a problem I was having, maybe you're having it too. Are your wall clocks losing time? It's a fairly inexpensive wall clock so I don't really want to spend money paying someone to fix it. The delivery of the clock was fast and efficient, thanks! Setting the clock by the hour hand may make it run erratically. If your new automatic watch is running too fast or too slow or seems to have stopped, do not panic. I have a 19th century French mantel clock with a Japy Freres movement. ... Yeah my Pontiac does too. Thick springs make a clock run fast. I have a battery operated quartz (no pendulum) wall clock that falls behind about 1/2 hour per day after I replaced the battery.

Everyday it lost another 5 minutes. I have a Debian server running on some hardware from ca 2004, and the real time clock is running too fast. Between the Spring and Autumn (when clocks are changed) it gains approximately 10 minutes. Set the time using the minute hand if it is running too fast or slow. Many repairable problems can make it run slow. To maintain a battery-powered quartz wall clock, make sure to replace the battery and reduce friction when needed. Replace the batteries if the clock is running slow or it rings erratically. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. HOWEVER MINE RUNS 10 MIN. I have had the clock for about 12 years. Open the back of the clock and inspect it for dust or debris. An automatic watch is an investment of time and effort and unlike quartz watches (battery operated) it may take some time to start keeping good time.

A common failure if the clock was dropped. I'm assuming it is a quartz battery clock. I had it in storage for a while and it worked fine before I stored it. If you have a battery-operated clock, there is a good chance that your batteries may have aged which can greatly affect the operation of your clock. If your clock is running slow, hands could be touching and will need to be adjusted in order to function properly. Battery-powered clocks, which feature quartz technology, use electrical pulses to keep proper time. So, you're spring either needs to be changed or thinned down. i have checked this clock at least 20 or 30 times and cannot find anything where i can set the slow or fast there is no screw to turn or anything as i can see.

I have tried long and short pendulum lengths, light and heavy pendulums and the speed adjustor but every time it runs 4-8 minutes too fast every hour. Maintenance/Repairs. This site uses cookies. One turn of the nut will regulate time keeping approximately two minutes a day. I too have a battery operated clock and for 20 years it has run a little fast. AFAIK there are a couple of reasons it could run wrong.

How to Regulate Your Clock for Fast & Slow. If your clock stops working, open the battery compartment on the back of the clock to remove the old battery. It always runs 4-8 minutes per hour too fast. Stick around, get to 50 posts and gain access to your full profile and additional features such as a personal messaging system, chat room and the sales forum PLUS the chance to … not “chronometers”). It does that by using a number of stages of dividing by 2. A line operated electric clock manufactured for use in the United States will run too slow in Europe. I decided to see what kind of battery life I would get with a new Lithium AA cell. Discussion in '400-Day & Atmos' started by samaurie, Feb 9, 2017. It’s 15 minutes behind, so I set it to the correct time. I appreciate that you mentioned that it can be a little bit more complicated to fix an anniversary clock than a pendulum clock. Let's try to find out. I have set it to run ntpdate every hour, so the clock is mostly correct, but this seems kinda like a hack. ... clock runs too. How I can fix my Citizen Poppo battery operated Wall Clock? Also, less common problems such as a broken pivot on the rotor. A clock's hands can need adjusting over time for a number of reasons. Previous Thread Next Thread.