Additionally, for "Stewey" I took a close look at the other clock and could see just how badly worn the corresponding wheel was compared to the "refurbished" one in the first clock. Before I go any further with paying for repairs however, I'm interested in having a go art seeing how the 3/4 chine is failing 'cos I've got a hunch that it might be quite simple to correct.
After the 3/4 fail the sequence remains silent for the next hour, then the self-correcting function kicks in and we have chimes OK until the next time the 3/4 time comes around and the sequence is repeated and is predictable - every time. When however the minute hand is moved manually through each of the quarter segments, ALL the quarters chime perfectly, so it seems as if there is just some small sticky bit that sticks if the clock is left to run in real time but does'nt stick when the minute hand is moved manually.
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