Inspect the battery compartment for corrosion.
How to fix a battery operated pendulum wall clock.
Step 1 open the battery compartment.
Your only recourse would be to buy a new movement as these are not serviceable.
Remove any loose corrosion from the battery.
The small black box known as the movement will house the battery.
The battery is accessible from the backside of the clock.
If not there may be internal damage.
Open the battery compartment with your fingertips and nails or use a screwdriver to open it.
Use a screwdriver to press in the clip or unscrew it 1 x research sourcestep 2 remove the old battery.
However the pendulum mechanism on these clocks is purely cosmetic and has nothing to do with the timekeeping.
Open the door and bring the pendulum all the way to the side then let.
Alternatively pry the batteries out by.
That there is some connection problem with regular batteries and the duracell copper tops fix a lot of problems such as dead pendulum.
This is a typical problem that clock owners overlook and repairman find in seconds of laying eyes on the face of the piece.
Also check that the hands aren t touching the glass that covers the encasement of the clock.
Put on gloves and pull the batteries out with tweezers or tongs.
However i have 2 clocks with this problem and the duracell did not fix the problem.
I have heard that quartz clocks run best with duracell copper top batteries.
All of our battery operated pendulum movements have several things in common.
Wind the clock if it has stopped running.
The battery is retained in position by a tiny metal plate.
Move the plate sideways and remove the battery.
The clock was never a wind up.
They also operate independently of the actual clock movement and have no effect on it.
Use your fingers to pry up one end of the battery.
This should release it from the compartment.
The battery compartment can be found on the back of the clock.
Dispose of the battery 2 x research sourcestep 3 clean the terminals.
Insert a screw driver or blade into the case notch at the side of the back cover and prise open the back cover.
How to fix battery operated clocks.
I m afraid there are no experts on battery clocks on this forum.
I d guess that the pendulum operating mechanism has failed.
How to troubleshoot wall clocks.
They are all operated by an electro magnet that gives a pulse to a magnet on the pendulum arm which gives the pendulum a very natural swinging motion.