Hawina Movement Cables

[wow]

I picked up this movement from a customer today to replace the cables. The strike side cable broke and the weight knocked out the bottom board of the case. It is in a fine Colonial grandmother clock. The chime weight is much larger than the other weights. It weighs about 25 lbs.
I ordered Timesavers cable # 10433 for all three weights. The original cables measure .057 inches in diameter. Am I OK with the 10433?

I am wondering why they made this and other movements I've seen on Hershede and other clocks, with all three spools and cables the same. Has anyone seen movements with one larger spool and a larger cable on the chime train? After many years of 25 lbs. weight, a small cable is bound to weaken. Right?

Just wondering,

Will

 

[harold bain]

Will, 31034 is a closer match to what's on it now. Rated for 120 pounds should be OK. Keep in mind with a pulley the actual load is cut in half. If you go larger, it may not fit very well on the barrel. I usually try to closely match what's on it, unless I'm sure it's wrong.

 

[R&A]

Allot of times if the cable is right it is the way that it is installed that makes it brake. I always have a half of a turn for the load and the cable should be all the way to the bottom of the case. From winding the cable is working back and forth on every wind. If it hangs on a half turn it won't do this where it comes out of the barrel. Plus with out Geneva stops banging the pulleys into the bottom will work the seat board tie really hard. It is important that this tie be tied so it can not fray. I don't like knots for the seat board. to many if's.
H/C