Ansonia bim bam movement

[chrsvor25]

I recall a few people on here griping about clocks that run on the stand but not the movement.

Well my day has come too. I ran it for over 24 hrs on the stand and slapped it back in the case. ran for 5 seconds and quit.

What do I do?

It has the same case as chord chime no. 6, but its a bim bam movement inside. Label on bottom says tambour number 4.

[Richard T.]

Quite often when the movement is put back in the case it is out of beat. Have you checked that?

Best,

Richard T.

[chrsvor25]

Yes, but please refresh my memory on how to check it in case I am doing something wrong.

[chrsvor25]

The clock suspension ticks non stop when I remove the pendulum weight.

[Richard T.]

If the movement has a wire "crutch"...bend it either to the right or left to correct the out of beat condition.

Look at the "sticky" about beat setting at the top of the clock repair forum.

Best,

Richard T.

[Vernon]

The movement may not mount into the case exactly level like you had it in the test stand. Therefore, you will need to bend the crutch wire to put it back in beat. Vernon

oops, you beat me to it Richard...

[Scottie-TX]

Perhaps a description of the clock may help - wall - mantle, etc. Make certain in addition to the other beat advice that pendulum is not touching back of case. Contrary to popular belief, very few walls are vertical.

[chrsvor25]

Its a tambour.

[shutterbug]

Does it have Geneva stops? Maybe they are set wrong. Did you wind it? Sometimes we run it on minimal power to check things out and it just winds down. Did the suspension spring slip out of one of the slots?

[wow]

If the beat is right, check the hands for binding on each other. The minute hand must be separated from the hour hand. The hour hand must not touch the dial and the minute hand must not touch the glass.

[al_taka]

Center the movement in the case without the screws, with a lot of light, look carefully at the mounting feet. Are they rocking or are one of them up off the wood? If so, put a washer under the high foot so the screw doesn't rake or twist the movement when it is tightened down. Mounting boards are sometimes not flat.

If you suspect the movement hitting something in the case but can't see, tape a piece of carbon paper inside the case and install the movement. It will leave a mark that might give you another clue as too its failure point.
I mention this because I came across a clock the customer said ran for years and just stopped. What they didn't mention is someone changed movements and couldn't get it to work.
This business sometimes tries a person's patience. :bang:

[chrsvor25]

Suspension is fine.

I dont think there are geneva stops.

I dont have the hands on yet, I just tested the clock to make sure it ran after I put the mvt in.

I am heading to philly in a few hrs for a couple days, I will get back to this project afterwards. Hope you all have a good new year.