Timex 61 instruction manual Setting the Beat

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to place shims under the front of the clock to force it to lean back against the wall. If this isn’t done, the clock may sway or worse yet, fall over!

The case must also be leveled side-to-side. Place a bubble level in the bottom of the case and shim one side or the other until the case is leveled.

The case must be back against the wall and level side-to-side before the movement is reinstalled.

Reinstall the movement, weight, and pendulum using the instructions for “Moving the Clock” as a guide.

Setting the Beat

One final adjustment will be necessary once the clock has been relocated and properly set up. The clock must “tick- tock” evenly; like a metronome. This is accomplished by turning the knob on the beat adjuster small amounts (while the pendulum is stopped) until the tick and tock occur on equal sides of the center of the pendulum’s swing. The adjuster is located just behind and below the dial, where the pendulum attaches to the leader.

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Contents Restoration Log Andrew LaBountyWaterbury Regulator No.61 Table of Contents History of the Waterbury Clock Company 1857Page Process To Begin The Take DownAt the Shop Cleaning it up On Paper Making a Map Taking it Apart And Determining Beats per Hour Polishing Pivots The Dreary Part Major Project The Escape Wheel Nut Bushing For Real Now Polishing the Pivot Holes Everything’s so Shiny Escapement Theory, Practice, and MathBeat and Rate Adjustments Nuts and Knobs Refitting the Second Hand Found in the Case Conclusion And Thanks Winding Care and MaintenanceSetting to Time Cleaning RatingSetup After Moving Moving the ClockSetting the Beat Bibliography Attachment a Repair ItemizationAttachment B Tooth CountAttachment C Attachment D
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