To speed the clock up the pendulum bob should be raised up by turning the nut to the right.
How does a wall clock work.
Winding the clock raises the weight back up storing more potential energy to power the mechanism.
When the mainspring slowly unwinds it puts a series of parts in motion which results in the turning of the gears.
All machines including timekeepers need energy to work.
Winding your clock actually winds an internal mainspring.
By providing constant frequency movement clock s mechanisms can capture those oscillations and transform them into precisely timed series of pulses that show us exact passage of time.
Initially they all had pendulums and gears.
Here are some of the most common oscillators.
Clocks are one of the very first complex machines created by humans.
A rubber ball when held at a certain height above the ground has a certain amount of potential energy which rapidly converts to kinetic energy after it is dropped.
The energy is usually stored in a weight or spring.
A summary of how clocks work.
In summary then the key parts of a pendulum clock are.
Caesium clocks in braunschweig germany.
When it is wound energy is transferred from our muscles and into the driving weight as it moves up against the force of gravity or the mainspring as it tightens up.
Atomic clocks are designed to measure the precise length of a second the base unit of modern timekeeping the international system of units si defines the second as the time it takes a caesium 133 atom in a precisely defined state to oscillate exactly.
A weight that stores potential energy and releases it to the clock mechanism as it falls very gradually over the course of a day or several days if you re lucky.
One turn of the nut should impact the clock by about two minutes in a 24 hour period.
To slow the clock down the pendulum bob should be lowered by turning the nut to the left.
Perhaps the most important component inside a mechanical clock is known as the escapement.
Physical harmonic oscillator is the key component of every modern clock.
As we will see in a moment the clock uses that potential energy as the weight falls to drive the clock s mechanism.
See more pictures of timepieces.
When you wind a weight driven clock you pull on a cord that lifts the weight.
Take a peek under the hood and learn what makes each kind tick.
Every mechanical clock needs energy to run.
This is the same principle on which every pendulum clock on earth works.