The small black box known as the movement will house the battery.
How to fix a battery operated pendulum wall clock.
Use your fingers to pry up one end of the battery.
Dispose of the battery 2 x research sourcestep 3 clean the terminals.
However the pendulum mechanism on these clocks is purely cosmetic and has nothing to do with the timekeeping.
However i have 2 clocks with this problem and the duracell did not fix the problem.
How to troubleshoot wall clocks.
Inspect the battery compartment for corrosion.
Your only recourse would be to buy a new movement as these are not serviceable.
Use a screwdriver to press in the clip or unscrew it 1 x research sourcestep 2 remove the old battery.
That there is some connection problem with regular batteries and the duracell copper tops fix a lot of problems such as dead pendulum.
Step 1 open the battery compartment.
The battery compartment can be found on the back of the clock.
The clock was never a wind up.
How to fix battery operated clocks.
This should release it from the compartment.
Also check that the hands aren t touching the glass that covers the encasement of the clock.
I have heard that quartz clocks run best with duracell copper top batteries.
I m afraid there are no experts on battery clocks on this forum.
Swing the pendulum on the inside of the clock if it has a pendulum.
Simply start the pendulum swinging and move the case gently until the tic and toc are in good balance.
The battery is accessible from the backside of the clock.
Wind the clock if it has stopped running.
They also operate independently of the actual clock movement and have no effect on it.
The battery is retained in position by a tiny metal plate.
They are all operated by an electro magnet that gives a pulse to a magnet on the pendulum arm which gives the pendulum a very natural swinging motion.
Open the door and bring the pendulum all the way to the side then let.
This is a typical problem that clock owners overlook and repairman find in seconds of laying eyes on the face of the piece.
Move the plate sideways and remove the battery.
If not there may be internal damage.
Remove any loose corrosion from the battery.
Insert a screw driver or blade into the case notch at the side of the back cover and prise open the back cover.
I d guess that the pendulum operating mechanism has failed.
You should hear a ticking sound.
Alternatively pry the batteries out by.