> Maybe one day I'll make this work with a grandfather clock. Many years ago, Scientific American had an article describing adding a magnet to the pendulum and the circuitry to drive it.
The basic idea is to mount a magnet on a stiff wire so that it sticks out to the side of the pendulum arm, then mount a coil so the magnet will swing through it. Now pulse the coil to get the desired results. Scientific American, September 1974, Amateur Scientist A venerable clock is made highly accurate by equipping it with quartz-crystal works They want $8 for a pdf. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-amateur-scientist-1974-09/ -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
