Do not unwind your clock if you think it is wound too tight if your clock has stopped working and you think it is wound too tight don t try to unwind it.
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You may have inherited a clock from your parents or grandparents who warned you not to over wind it.
The more you take the time to wind the more wear you are putting your clock through.
I think i ve over wound my clock is the most common thing we hear from customers visiting our clock repair shop.
I just received a schatz 400 day anniversary clock that was made in april 1953.
Place the clock key into the left side winding hole.
Depending upon the model of the clock there can be 1 2 or 3 winding holes.
Wall and mantel clocks.
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Some clocks will run faster if they are wound too tightly in the first 24 hours after you ve tightened the mainspring.
If your timepiece has a tiny pendulum you may need to wind it more often.
You want to stop just short of the fullest wind possible.
Your clock is fully wound up but it is not running.
They are usually hung in the back of the clock or on the inside of the case where the pendulum is.
Insert the winding key into the holes located in the dial face.
You should be able to feel when the clock winds up completely.
First you can try to run your clock manually by removing the pendulum and letting the pendulum hanger swing away until the pressure is off the mainspring.
Take care not to over wind as this can damage the spring mechanisms.
For clocks with hanging weights raise the weights using the crank.
You will just break it worse.
Turn the key clockwise until you meet resistance.
It is not because you over wound or wound the clock too tight.
Pushing the pendulum back and fourth takes a long time but removing the pendulum will speed up the process.
It is not because you over wound or wound the clock too tight.
And they forget to wind one of the arbors or they try and wind it in the opposite direction so you might want to check that out.
But if it s wound up it is really wound up and not over wound.
To get the center weight to drop will take longer by moving the pendulum back and fourth.
So you might want to check that out.