f the said lever upward.The direct action of the magnets raises the lever nearly tothe horizontal position, and the momentum acquired carriesit the remainder of the distance. By this arrangement ofstopping the downward pull of the pin when the ascending 398 THE MODERN CLOCK. lever reaches the… … Fig. 135 Before starting the clock raise the lever weights so thatone lever is acting upon a higher notch of the ratchet thanthe other. They are designed to remain about forty-fivedegrees apart, so as to raise only one lever at each action ofthe magnet. This maintains an equal weight on the…
Clocks and watches
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