Clock Forum

Hi i have been trying to make a clock wind itself for a bit i have a concept that uses 2 springs and 2 magnets sadly people where i live vehemently oppose clock makers from the public and are very secular as to who is allowed to make things hopefully someone replies so i can share the concept thanks for letting me post

Hi Steve, Got a strange problem and hoping your engineering background could help. I have a Seiko chiming clock (with pendulum) that runs on a single C battery. It's developed a problem when I replace the batteries with new alkalines or regular carbon zince batteries, it runs slow. I'm talking losing a minute an hour! However, whenever I use an old battery or let it run down, the clock keeps time! What do you think the problem could be? Is the higher voltage of new batteries causing some problem with the motor (over torque)? Like when you dump the clutch on a car, you get wheel spin and go nowhere. I can't think of a better reason. Let me know your theories! Thanks, Monte

Hello Steve, the new files for the silent clock are under "under review" in mymindfactory and cannot be downloaded.