> This is a very interesting thread. When I retired from Western > Kentucky University in 2001 I was given a very expensive mantel > clock. Seven day wind up with a balance wheel. I have had a lot of > fun regulating it over the last 7 years. Right now I have it holding > within 5 seconds a month but past experience has shown that it won't > hold indefinitely. Since the balance wheel is also an oscillator I > assume it will undergo these frequency jumps.
How small a jump could you notice? Unless you have it in a temperature controlled box, I'd expect any tiny jumps would be lost in the temperature wobbles. Can you see temperature wobbles? Can you see any correlations with the phase of the moon? (gravity, tides) -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.