AMERICAN CLOCK SUSPENSION SPRING RODS

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FOR SALE  6 NEW SUSPENSION RODS 

250 MM / 10 INCH  LONG  

SUITABLE FOR ALL POPULAR AMERICAN BRANDS    SETH THOMAS, SESSIONS , ANSONIA  , WELCH , NEW HAVEN  , GILBERT  ETC.

MAY BE MODIFIED TO SUIT OTHER CLOCKS

THESE RODS WILL NEED YOU TO KNOW THE LENGTH OF THE ORIGINAL  AND YOU THEN NEED TO CUT OF THE REQUIRED LENGTH AND BEND A HOOK  AT 90 DEGREES OR A QUARTER TURN TO THE FLAT SIDE OF THE SPRING  SO THE PENDULUM IS FACING THE RIGHT WAY AND NOT SWINGING SIDEWAYS OR SOME OTHER ANGLE   YOUR CLOCK WILL NEED PENDULUM ADJUSTMENT TO KEEP THE CORRECT TIME ONCE THE NEW ROD IS INSTALLED

CHECK YOUR CLOCK IS NOT SET TO ITS MAXIMUM FOR SLOWING OR SPEEDING UP THE TIME REGULATION   AS THE NEW PART MAY PUT YOU BEYOND THE TIME REGULATING MAXIMUM       SEE BELOW FOR HELP IF YOU ARE IN THIS SITUATION

WHAT TO DO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ORIGINAL TO COPY

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE LENGTH REQUIRED  SET YOU PENDULUM TO A HALFWAY POINT IN ITS ADJUSTMENT    OR SET THE SLOWER /FASTER ADJUSTMENT TO A MID POINT    CUT YOUR FIRST SUSPENSION ROD AS LONG AS WILL FIT IN THE CASE WITH THE PENDULUM ATTACHED     LET YOUR CLOCK RUN AND SEE HOW SLOW IT IS OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS   PROGRESSIVELY SHORTEN TILL THE TIME CAN BE REGULATED TO THE CORRECT TIME  BY ADJUSTING THE PENDULUM OR THE FASTER/SLOWER ADJUSTER