[time-nuts] ADEV data for mechanical clocks
Tom Van Baak
tvb at LeapSecond.com
Wed Mar 7 09:11:17 EST 2018
> Does anybody have any ADEV data for mechanical clocks? (I didn't find any by
> google, but there was a lot of noise so maybe I missed something.)
Hal,
It's often buried in out-of-print horological books or magazines / journals / articles that google may or may not index.
I have some ADEV examples here:
http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/m21/ -- the classic Navy chronometer
http://www.leapsecond.com/pend/shortt/ -- see Stable32 / Timelab plots
http://www.leapsecond.com/pend/clockb/ -- go to technical links
http://www.leapsecond.com/hsn2006/ -- see dream pendulum paper
> I'd expect a watch to slow down slightly as the spring unwinds. That
> probably doesn't apply to clocks driven by weights.
Clockmakers are clever and implement methods to keep constant power:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusee_(horology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintaining_power
Photo:
https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/images/slideshow/2007/12/gallery_time_hackers/disk.jpg
via https://www.wired.com/2008/01/gallery-time-hackers/
Diagrams:
http://www.hamiltonparts.com/m21-6.jpg
http://www.hamiltonparts.com/m21-8.jpg
via http://www.hamiltonparts.com/hamilton.htm
Additional photos:
https://chronometerbookdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/broken-chain-labelled1.jpg
via https://chronometerbook.com/2017/11/
https://chronometerbookdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/attach-to-fusee-1.jpg
via https://chronometerbook.com/2017/02/13/27-fusee-chain-substitute/
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