Uhralt, I don't see obvious overlap.. I'll take it apart again and check the cord. I'm using Berkley Fireline 14lb test as suggested by one of the other members.
Willie, Pendulum swing is 1 1/2"... Prior to your suggestion about the height of the weights, I released both cords and rewound them all the way up. It's been running now for about 15 hours.
I released both cords and rewound them all the way up. It's been running now for about 15 hours. May have had overlap that I couldn't see with the clear line..
Willie, Question, why stop 4 inches from the top? Also, I've returned the movement to the test stand and did not adjust the pendulum and now it's losing 10 minutes an hour
? It was keeping perfect time when in the case...Would appreciate any thoughts.. Looking forward to suggestions.
Bruce, Should I completely reassemble the movement before taking the video or leave it with only the EW and Verge between the plates?[BEGIN RANT] everyone thinks words are enough and they can describe what's going on with adjustments that might be as small as thousandths of an inch. they (everyone) can't. they (words) are not enough. video is easy to share, and lets the people who might help see what you're seeing... if not what's actually going on [END RANT]
take clear well-lit videos of the escape wheel and pallets interacting. make sure they're at least 30 seconds long... if not longer. upload to youtube. mark as 'made for kids' and 'publish for everyone'. copy and paste the youtube video urls into a post here and the video(s) will automagically be embedded. every picture is worth a thousand words. every video is thousands of photos.
if you removed adjustable pallets you're going to need to find a setup that provides the right math... and it IS all about the math of the angles, spacing, etc. i just spend two weeks and dozens of (partial) disassemblies getting a similar setup to work. be patient.
certainly worth a try with just the escape wheel and verge, but you'll have to set up your phone so that it can shoot video while you are applying a little bit of pressure to the escape wheel to make it turn with one hand and moving the verge back-and-forth with the other hand… That might give folks a quick idea of how far off your pallets are
Okay I'll give it a try... On second thought I'll do as Willie suggested and add the wheels.. I'll get back to you ASAP
Took your advice and added the wheels. Submitted a video this morning
The eccentric bushing should not be moved (unless you already moved it). It was made to set the depth of the escapement correctly at the factory, not for later adjustments. If it has already been moved, try to bring it back to the original position.
It fell out some time ago when I first cleaned and re bushed so I have no idea what the original setting was. At that time I had it on the test stand for about a week and it ran fine. When I put it back in the case is when the "Kick Start" problem began.. Would appreciate any suggestion and also appreciate all the time everyone has spent.
Uhrait, I found a photo of the movement before the eccentric bushing fell out so I'll reset it at 9:00 position and start there..
