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Alyth High Parish Church Turret Clock. Checking the time and lifting the weights.
MV 001028
Description Alyth High Parish Church Turret Clock. Checking the time and lifting the weights.
Date 25/8/2023
Collection Historic Environment Scotland
Catalogue Number MV 001028
Category Digital Files (Non-image)
Scope and Content Mr Bruce Maxwell, Clock Winder, on winding the clock. The manual winding of the clock means that the clock actually loses time by 30 seconds to a minute depending on what the time is within the hour that it is wound. A lever (shown) is used to make the adjustment (00:10). It is set by a small pocket watch (atomic) that the clock winder keeps with him. He shows the adjustment procedure (00:36). The next thing to be done is the large weight adjustment using the geared winding jack - this takes 140 turns pre week. This lifts the weights and a 'clicking' is heard. This should not be done for a quarter hour before the hour strikes as it can cause the mechanism to jam as the clock is moving (02:10). Sound: sound Colour: colour Running time: 2.24 mins.
External Reference vimeo1030761335
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2759235
File Format (MP4) MPEG-4 Part 14 file format
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