The warning pin position determines how much spin the strike or chime gear
train has before the hammer load or any load is applied to it. This as absolutely critical on
some mechanisms and on others; not so critical. Generally speaking , if there is trouble
with the chime or strike binding it may very well be that there is not enough gear travel
before the load is applied.
Critical on these:
- Seth thomas 124
- seth Thomas 113
- chelsea ship's bell clocks
- All french clocks
- Most Gustave Bekker clocks
- Hubert Herr cuckoos
- Regula cuckoos
- Most older Junghans clock mechanisms
Not so critical on these:
- One day german count wheel cuckoos
- Quail cuckoos
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