How is the pendulum powered? Sensing coil and driving coil setup or feedback from the switching system/ solenoid to give a push?
@londonnight937
3 жыл бұрын
Neither. The ratchet wheel has one single deep tooth... or rather... one single deep space between two teeth. When that special gap aligns with the ratcheting mechanism, the gravity arm drops to give a slight nudge to the pendulum. That's what powers the pendulum. Then, the gravity arm is being reset because it hits a microswitch that powers the coil. The power of the coil is completely detached from the pendulum, so therefore, no matter how strong or how weak the electromagnet is, as long as the electromagnet can lift the gravity arm back up, the pendulum will always receive the same amount of "nudge" from the gravity arm each time.
@andysims4906
4 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone want to make this .
@londonnight937
4 жыл бұрын
It is a challenge for me to make working stuff (in this case, an aparatus which can keep very accurate time) out of just junk laying around the house, using no power tools (except maybe an angle grinder). If I can make it out of junk, it means I could make it out of proper materials, later down the road. Besides, clockmaking is one of my hobbies.
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