If a clock is out of beat the pendulum will swing for a few minutes then stop even if the clock case is level.
Wall clock pendulum stops swinging.
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Since the swinging pendulum collides with air and the joint of the pendulum must scrape against the surface that supports it it will gradually slow down as these interactions pull energy out of the pendulum.
Pendulum beforetaking the clock off the wall.
If you ve recently moved your clock you should check the foundation for levelness.
If your clock keeps stopping it could be the space it rests on.
In reality however the pendulum does not swing in isolation from the rest of the universe.
If the pendulum stays in the clock it may scratch the inside of the case as well as change the beat and then the clock may not work.
The pendulum needs to swing exactly equal distances from dead center to the left as from dead center to the right.
If the clock is leaning too far to the right bend the pendulum wire slightly to the right.
Also there is a thin black stiff wire like piece that hangs down in front of the bell that used to be behind it i think.
Can t imagine how it could have come out from behind there.
A clock that leans to the left or right at the slightest angle will throw your pendulum into pandemonium or stop it in its daily tracks for tracking good time.
I don t think it has that sharp tick tock sound that it had but a softer sound.
The movement of the pendulum and the clock s ticking make a pleasant counterpoint to the pace of modern life until the pendulum stops swinging.
Before you resort to a repair shop see whether you can diagnose and fix the problem.
Setting the beat of the pendulum clock.
The pendulum stops after only a couple minutes of swinging.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
This also works to compensate for a movement that may have been installed slightly out of square.
Pendulum over swing if the bob on the pendulum hasn t first been immobilized or removed from the pendulum arm before the clock is moved the pendulum can over swing go past its normal arc and throw the clock out of beat then eventually the clock will stop.