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American mantel clocks will gain or loose 5 minutes in a week, that is considered normal. This article will help you to adjust your time using the pendulum.
If your cuckoo runs too fast or slow, the best way to correct this problem is to set your cuckoo to an accurate watch or clock. After 24 hours, record how many minutes your cuckoo is running too fast or slow. Then adjust the bob up or down the pendulum stick to change the pendulms effective length. You'll need to take an educated guess as to the distance. Reset the cuckoo minute hand time to your watch or clock again. Repeat this process every 24 hours, recording the results, and readjusting the bob until you are within 3 minutes of the correct time. Then, switch from recording every day to recording every week. Use the same process described, recording the time difference, adjusting the bob up or down every week, until the cuckoo is accurate within approximately 3 minutes per week. Remember, mechanical cuckoo clocks are not as accurate as quartz or electric clocks! A three minute error per week is not bad. Maybe you can do better. What you are attempting to do is to obtain is the best timekeeping possible from your cuckoo clock. Afterwards, you will still need to sychronize the cuckoo (coo coo) clock minute hand to an accurate clock or watch, each week or as desired.
You have to adjust the bob on pendulum. If the clock is slow, the bob on the rod must be pushed up. If the clock is fast, the bob must be pushed down. Do adjustments bit by bit, day by day till the clock is keeping time. If all this does not work, you may need to replace suspension spring (if there is any). If there are no suspension spring, the clock may need proffessional attention. ..
If I understand correctly, you have a box-type timer. The brand of the timer could be Intermatic timer or another brand. The timer has a dial The timer dial is not keeping up with current time. The timer functions correctly otherwise and turns the Load on-and-off.
There are a few reasons that can cause this. 1) The clock motor is bad, and needs to be replaced. -Answer back with the brand and model of timer and we can look up a source for your specific voltage clock. 2) The gears are rusty and dirty -Turn off power and lift mechanism out to inspect condition. -The timer is bad and needs to be replaced. -With some timer models, you can buy new timer and swap insides without changing box. -Answer back with brand and model if you need help locating replacement. 3) There is a power interruption, for example a loose wire or bad breaker. -If the clock is off by 3 hours exactly each time, then power interruption is NOT the best suspect. -If the clock is off 3 hours this week and 1 hour next week, then electric problem is a better suspect. -If the timer clock does not have power, it stops running -If there is a loose wire at the timer then clock may stop now and then -If there is a loose wire at the breaker or a loose wire somewhere between breaker and timer, then clock could run slow. -If breaker is loose on the busbar, then there would be a burned smell inside the breaker box
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the clock is not running slow. Double click your clock.You will see three tabs: Date&time, Time Zone, Internet Time.
click internet time and you will see tick mark on internet. remove it by clicking on it
If grayed out , reset your time and date
There is no adjustment if timer clock is running slow. Timer clock motors run slow when the motor starts to fail. There are no replacement clock modules this timer. Buy a new timer at Home Depot, and swap out insides of timer using 1/4" hex nut driver, and then return defect timer in new box. http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#15207
I've just fixed a very similar problem with a 10-yr-old NEC microwave oven.
Disconnect AC power, take the top cover off, go through the unit and tighten all screws, particularly those connecting ground wires to the chassis and those fixing major components like the power transformer and magnetron to the chassis.
You have to adjust the bob on pendulum. If the clock is slow, the bob on the rod must be pushed up. If the clock is fast, the bob must be pushed down. Do adjustments bit by bit, day by day till the clock is keeping time. If all this does not work, you may need to replace suspension spring (if there is any). If there are no suspension spring, the clock may need proffessional attention.
Most of the Radio clocks by RCA are meant to be used with 60Hz AC line. This problem will not go away unles you can get a custom built 60 Hz AC power supply, may prove to be too expensive for the clock.
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