Schmeckenbecher Mantel Clock Regulation
Bill
Please bear with me, I have searched the archives and could not find the
answer to this question. My Dad repaired watches and clocks when he was
younger and looked at my fiance's mantel clock to adjust the time. We
could find no obvious mechanism for regulating the speed of the clock. The
works have the following data.
74
Emil Schmeckenbecher
TWO121JEWELS
Unadjusted
Made In West Germany
340-020
Any hints as to how one can regulate the time in this timepiece?
Thanks.
--
Bill Garlinghouse
Murray
The movement will have been made by Hermle (FHS). Hermle 340-020 is
regulated by a floating balance if made before 1995. Google "floating
balance" with "clock", or go the NAWCC or BWI site for comlete
instructions there.
After 1995, there will be a scredriver slot above the oscillating
disc. One full turn in the direction indicated by stamped + or - will
give you a minute per day of change.
If the movement is sluggish, so that the balance does not move at
least 200 degrees each way, then it is time to replace the movement,
or have it professionally serviced. As this movement is still in
current production, a replacement is sometimes cheaper than a repair.
But ask around to find a competent clocksmith to do this for you.
Murray
Murray in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chilly
> Emil Schmeckenbecker's organization will have made only the case.
> The movement will have been made by Hermle (FHS). Hermle 340-020 is
> regulated by a floating balance if made before 1995. Google "floating
> balance" with "clock", or go the NAWCC or BWI site for comlete
> instructions there.
Thanks. It is a pre-1995 movement. With your help, I found all kinds of
help online. Dad was sharp in his day, but suffers from alztheimer's now.
He was upset that he couldn't figure it out to the exclusion of any other
conversation. This gives him some closure, and gets the clock adjusted!
--
Bill
