...continued from previous message... In marked contrast and with additions, Harrison incorporated symmetrical twin balances, large radius anti friction rolls, frictionless balance connecting ribbons and temperature compensated balance connecting spring(s), which are an entirely different kettle of fish. Those refinements were abandoned as useless after decades of barking up the wrong (low frequency) tree.
Modified kit clock. Huge flaws of this timepiece are the twin compound pendulums and their crude linking by toothed arcs. From a practical viewpoint, the ball bearing pendulum supports are prone to regular failure.Those are deficiencies inherent in all of these 'Devon Clocks' kit clocks, or similar offerings by other kit clock manufacturers. They would be completely useless at sea. ...continued next message...
@glathoppa What seems to be the problem here? You posted the same snarky comments under a different handle and they were taken down. You seem to have the need to denegrate other people's work. Do you feel threatened? If you are actually interested, ask me nicely and I may tell you how accurate this clock is despite the "Huge flaws"..... Please move along.
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In marked contrast and with additions, Harrison incorporated symmetrical twin balances, large radius anti friction rolls, frictionless balance connecting ribbons and temperature compensated balance connecting spring(s), which are an entirely different kettle of fish. Those refinements were abandoned as useless after decades of barking up the wrong (low frequency) tree.
Modified kit clock. Huge flaws of this timepiece are the twin compound pendulums and their crude linking by toothed arcs. From a practical viewpoint, the ball bearing pendulum supports are prone to regular failure.Those are deficiencies inherent in all of these 'Devon Clocks' kit clocks, or similar offerings by other kit clock manufacturers. They would be completely useless at sea.
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@glathoppa What seems to be the problem here? You posted the same snarky comments under a different handle and they were taken down. You seem to have the need to denegrate other people's work. Do you feel threatened? If you are actually interested, ask me nicely and I may tell you how accurate this clock is despite the "Huge flaws"..... Please move along.