Just built electromagnetic clock. Can't get the ratchet to work right.
I have tied several pawls and clips trying to get this clock to ratchet correctly. I got it to the point where the pendulum swings twice before advancing the ratchet gear. It seems that the pendulum is not swinging far enough. What is happening is when I put the pawl and clip at the top most hole the pendulum swing a wide arc. As I move the pawl and clip down the pendulum arc becomes less and less resulting in the same pendulum swinging twice before advancing the gear. I don't understand why the pendulum arc is less the further down the holes I go. Doesn't make sense to me.
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