Chime Quartz Movement Installation
Chime Quartz Movement Installation
The following is the basic installation for a chiming quartz movements from Clockworks. However, each unit is varied with the chime functions and speaker style. Therefore, the individual instructions need to be read for this information.
Installation sequence
Installation of the chime quartz clock movements is done in the following sequence.
1. Hanger and rubber washer
Hanger goes on the new movement first if there is one, and then the rubber washer. Both go over the post that sticks out the front of the movement. The separate hanger is how the QU22 is shipped, where as the QU30 has it molded as part of the movement, and QU40 does not get one.
2. Installation of the chime movement
The post goes through the back of the dial toward the front. Install the brass washer and hex nut on next to secure the movement to the back of the clock dial. A clock dial is the part with the hands and numbers on it and is also called a clock face. Know the names of the parts is always helpful in completing a quartz movement installation.
3. Hour hand
The hour hand goes on as a friction fit. All it needs is just a twist and push motion.
4. Minute hand
The minute hand has an oblong hole and mounts onto the oblong shaft at the end of the unit. Therefore, the minute hand needs the nut to secure it.
5. Second hand
Additionally, if there is a second hand this goes on just by a friction fit and this would be last. Use fingers to push it onto the pin that is in the center of the post.
6. Finishing up
In conclusion, to complete the chime quartz movement installation, turn the minute hand to make it chime and strike out the hours. Point the hour hand to whatever hour it rang out. Take the minute hand off the clock and reinstall to point close to the 12.
7. If the chime is not on time
Given these points, if the minute hand will not point exactly on the top of the hour, here is the correction. Locate the circle hand setting knob on the back of the movement. Hold knob still this still with fingers while turning the minute hand to the top of the hour. Next time it will point right at the 12 mark when it chimes. This is the end of the chime quartz movement installations.
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never mind. problem solved.
Have a no,125 westminster chime movement. battery terminals corroded. installing new battery holder for two c batteries. need wiring instructions. 2 red, 1 blue, 1 black wires.
I need a quartz movement that only strikes the hours on the hour but no clime melody, is there such a movement?
This one
https://www.clockworks.com/product/premium-chime-clock-movement
James Stoudenmire
30yr Clockmaker
Author of Clockworks.com
Thank you for this informative article.
The installation section helped me out a lot thank you Clockworks.
I recently bought a replacement quartz movement for my Howard Miller chiming clock. I received a Kieninger movement but no clock hands. Shouldn’t I have received the hands as part of the order?
No, the reason why the website has hands and pendulum purchased separate is simple. How to know what style / length / color hands? If sending 6 inch hands and the clock has a 4 inch dial, it would not work out. It would be a pure guessing game. Not all clocks take a pendulum, and as these are typically sold as replacement units, it is common the customer wants to use the same pendulum. Thus the pendulum is a separate purchase instead of adding it to every order and raising the price for all customers.
If there is a better way, we are open to suggestions of course.
Thank you for the feed back, we are always trying to improve what is
James Stoudenmire
30yr Clockmaker
Author of Clockworks.com
James Stoudenmire
30yr Clockmaker
Author of Clockworks.com
wiring assembly of sm sunnimix quartz movement 12888
Hi,
Many people request a quartz movement that they want to replace and give the numbers off of the movement wanting to match it up with the exact same unit. This unfortunately is not how replacing a quartz movement goes, unless you are replacing a Hermle chiming movement. You can tell if your clock is a Hermle chiming movement because it will take two C cell batteries and it will have the numbers similar to 2215 or 2114. So if the clock is not made by Hermle and you still want to replace it then you would need to match the movement up by what functions the clock has instead of going by the numbers. There are so many different manufacturers of quartz movements and there are so many made, it is impossible for us to have a reference of them all.
For Time Only movements (No chime, No pendulum) See this link
https://clockworks.com/clock-movement/quartz-clock-movements-time-only.html
For High Torque movements that are time only (No chime, No pendulum) See this link
https://clockworks.com/clock-movement/high-torque-quartz-clock-movements.html
For Chime Movements or Pendulum Movement See this link
https://clockworks.com/clock-movement/quartz-specialty-clock-movements.html
how do i remove the movement from the clock,a wall hanging clock
If quartz the movement is just attached to the dial itself. Open the door, remove the screws to the dial, take out the dial with the clock movement attached. Then you can remove the hands and the nut holding the movement
James Stoudenmire
30yr Clockmaker
Author of Clockworks.com