Be certain the weights are pulled up.
Grandfather clock moon dial stuck.
Grandfather clock moon dial installation the clock moon dial has four posts on the back that lock into the front plate of the movement.
Then line up the posts with the holes in the movement.
From a manufacturer s standpoint it is not much more than a talking point when selling a clock.
Another cause for the inconsistency could be the moon dial.
If you have a grandfather clock with moon phase follow these instructions.
To set moon dial apply slight pressure with your fingers to the front of the moon dial.
Observe the current phase that the moon is in.
The grandfather clocks moon dial is tied into the mechanics of your grandfather clocks movement and the movement will turn the moon dial each day.
Then line up the posts with the holes in the movement.
Line up the clock hand shaft to the hole in the center of the dial.
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Then carefully rotate the moon dial clockwise until the moon is situated directly parallel to the number 15 on the dial s face.
Apply pressure and rotate accordingly to begin place your fingers on the front of the clock s moon dial and apply slight pressure.
Now reset the moon dial with the observed moon phase.
Stuck pendulum and moon dial problems if the pendulum is stuck open the glass and disentangle the clock hands.
Grandfather clock moon dial installation the clock moon dial has four posts on the back that lock into the front plate of the movement.
If the moon dial will not rotate wait 6 hours before trying again.
You can rotate the moon by gently pressing the dial.
Its place on current production grandfather clocks is more out of a sense of tradition than anything else.
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The moon dial or lunar phase dial is not of any practical use to most of us in our modern times.
If you re repairing a grandfather clock s moon dial start by checking the phase.
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