Lost about 20 minutes in the past 16 hours. I reset it to correct time again will keep monitoring it.
I had read there's a calibration screw on (some?) of these but I don't see one, at least not one that's externally accessible. Allan On Mon, Sep 13, 2021, at 8:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > Unless you have experience with clockworks, I'd leave it alone. They are very > well sealed and don't seem to collect dust and dirt, and if it's keeping time > the lubricants are good. > > It's a simple clock, wound as described with a fairly soft spring, so low > loading. > > If you do want to lubricate it, you really need to dis-assemble, clean all > the pivots and jewels (and I think it's a jeweled movement, at least the > fast running parts), then assemble and lubricate with VERY small amounts of > synthetic clock oil applied with a clock oiler. That is, a small wire with > the end flattened into a tiny spoon that delivers the correct amount of oil. > You only need enough oil to fill the space between the pivot and the hole, > and just barely the shoulder behind the pivot (the pin like bit that goes in > the hole). > > Do NOT add oil to an old clock, even a sealed one without complete cleaning. > Any dust or grit around the pivot will get carried into the hole by the new > oil, and it will start grinding. New oil usually won't thin out gummy old > oil either. > > I'd assume it was lubricated with high quality synthetic clock oil in the > first place -- Elgin developed them in the 30s. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
