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