E Thread Starter extremeads1 Joined Feb 10, 2007 64 May 26, 2007 #1 pls help me , which is the motor or what mechanism is used for rotating a seconds' hand inside a clock?
pls help me , which is the motor or what mechanism is used for rotating a seconds' hand inside a clock?
hgmjr Joined Jan 28, 2005 9,027 May 26, 2007 #2 I believe that the majority of the newer quartz clocks use a stepper motor driven by a crystal oscillator circuit. hgmjr
I believe that the majority of the newer quartz clocks use a stepper motor driven by a crystal oscillator circuit. hgmjr
E Thread Starter extremeads1 Joined Feb 10, 2007 64 May 26, 2007 #3 thank you very much sir for your quick response.
bloguetronica Joined Apr 27, 2007 1,521 May 26, 2007 #4 In some cases there is no motor (at least in old quartz watches). There is a small elecromagnet instead that advances the mechanism in pulses. I know this because I opened several rist watches and one wall watch.
In some cases there is no motor (at least in old quartz watches). There is a small elecromagnet instead that advances the mechanism in pulses. I know this because I opened several rist watches and one wall watch.