Make sure the clock hands are properly seated on the clock shaft and not catching on each other.
How to repair a battery operated wall clock.
Put on gloves and pull the batteries out with tweezers or tongs.
How to troubleshoot wall clocks.
Dispose of the battery 2 x research sourcestep 3 clean the terminals.
Now that you have the clock movement removed from the case get yourself a good ruler and start measuring.
It rotates quickly once every minute.
The small black box known as the movement will house the battery.
Replacing a battery operated movement with exactly the same model can be extremely difficult and not necessary.
You should hear a ticking sound.
Open the battery compartment with your fingertips and nails or use a screwdriver to open it.
This should release it from the compartment.
This video is about repairing a battery operated quartz wall clock that was dropped.
The battery compartment can be found on the back of the clock.
Most clock problems can be solved with one of the following.
The first and easiest problem to fix is restoring the clock s battery power which is done by removing the battery from the back of the clock and replacing it with a fresh one.
Please read first time clock repair in the blog section of our web site.
Open the door and bring the pendulum all the way to the side then let.
Virtually all clocks have an hour hand the short one and a minute hand the long one.
In this video i repair a disney kiddies winnie the pooh wall clock.
Alternatively the hand could have loosened in which case just gently press it back down on the centre pivot.
Remove any loose corrosion from the battery.
If the pendulum is not swinging be sure the pendulum is hung from front to back and that the clock is flush to the wall.
Clean the battery.
If not there may be internal damage.
Many clocks have a third hand which would normally be a second hand.
Step 1 open the battery compartment.
Most clock repair starts with getting the clock hands off of the clock mechanism.
How to fix battery operated clocks step 1.
Wind the clock if it has stopped running.
Make sure the battery is new and facing the right direction.
Remove the battery take the clock glass cover off hold the minute hand in the centre of its length and gently tease slightly bend the end of the minute hand upward.
Use your fingers to pry up one end of the battery.
Swing the pendulum on the inside of the clock if it has a pendulum.