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| raynerd:
Hi Stuart, thanks for your reply. Yes, I intend to regulate using washers or similar. Infact, I`m considering making a little weight tray but believe the same effect can be had just dropping them ontop of the pendulum bob itself! It was 10:15pm when I made the post last night, but I couldn`t help but go and have a look at the electrics. I hooked up 2x AA batteries and removed the actual dial as I just wanted to test if the escapement and impulse was working. It has been running all night but it makes one hell of a CLUNK! I`m going to have to work on it as I doubt I`ll be able to live with such a noise, never mind my wife! Don`t get me wrong, I`ve not even tried to "tune" the setup and I can tell the gravety arm is dropping too far and the contacts are too far apart, so hopefully I can do something with it. I know they are never silent but they are certainly quieter than mine!! |
| philf:
Hi Chris, It looks great! :thumbup: The electrics are straightforward. I run mine from a 12v lead-acid that's always on charge. I can't remember what current it's adjusted to on the rheostat. There looks to be something untoward with the fish hook shaped piece - it looks to have been bent upwards. The picture of mine shows how it should be. The idea is that if you set the N/R/A lever to A then the gathering pallet will catch on the 'barb' of the hook and operate the slave on every swing of the pendulum to advance the slaves rapidly. The case looks really nice in black. Mine is a varnished light wood finish but with quite a bit of damp staining at the bottom where it was stood on a damp floor for many years before it was rescued and given a good home. I think a tin of black paint will go on the shopping list. Cheers. Phil. |
| raynerd:
Cheers Phil, I`ve have a look at the lever tonight. I really must do something about the sound of it, I remember yours was more a gentle thump, mine sounds like a CLATTER/BANG with a horrible double knock sound! I`ll play around tonight and perhaps will do a video if I don`t get anywhere. Does yours have any carpet or padding wedged in the back between wall and rear panel? Also, I believe it can be a good idea to change the fibre pads to reduce the noise! |
| philf:
Chris, Mine is fastened to battens fixed to the stone wall. I never did anything with the fibre pads - but then I'm not too worried about the noise in my workshop. Have you had time to try adjusting it according to the set-up instructions? Cheers. Phil. |
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