I JUST bought this bell, at least a very similar one! [Funny too because it is in Minnesota as well] Sadly the clapper doesn’t hit the bell no matter how I adjust it. Not sure if it’s broken or if the bell gong itself is too small for this clapper. Maybe the clapper must be bent? I am not sure if that’s good for it though. Sadly not sure what the rating is either. Can’t get any other information out of it
I have a small bell same style and I can put power to it and the arm moves and rings the bell but even when it breaks the contacts to break the circuit it doesn’t release the magnetic it stays
I replaced the variable supply with a fixed 9v 500mA wall wart and it has worked reliably for me. Your bell may have been designed for a different voltage or it may need some mechanical adjustment.
This bell is not designed for slow or controlled ringing; it was meant to be very audible. What controls the speed is primarily the length of the bell hammer, which acts as a pendulum, and therefore has a fairly consistent ring speed. The make/break contact mechanism is what causes the bell to ring more than once, as once the hammer starts moving, it breaks the connection so that after the inertia is expended, the return spring will pull the hammer back. When the hammer has retracted, the electrical contacts connect again and the process repeats. If you really wanted controlled dings with this bell you could I suppose adjust the contact so that it never breaks due to arm motion, and then you would send an external pulse every time you wanted to ring the bell once. This seems like a lot of work though; there are purpose-built bells that ring as you describe.
Cool. I have an old Kellog Emergency Bell I need to do something with, Thanks for the info. Peace and Love to you and yours.
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I JUST bought this bell, at least a very similar one! [Funny too because it is in Minnesota as well]
Sadly the clapper doesn’t hit the bell no matter how I adjust it. Not sure if it’s broken or if the bell gong itself is too small for this clapper. Maybe the clapper must be bent? I am not sure if that’s good for it though.
Sadly not sure what the rating is either. Can’t get any other information out of it
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I have a small bell same style and I can put power to it and the arm moves and rings the bell but even when it breaks the contacts to break the circuit it doesn’t release the magnetic it stays
isn't that bell ac powered i got a 1890s bell like this but different and its ac current
Have a very similar bell….Curious what Amp current you had to get to to make this work ? 12v 1A not getting the job done for me. Thanks in advance
I replaced the variable supply with a fixed 9v 500mA wall wart and it has worked reliably for me. Your bell may have been designed for a different voltage or it may need some mechanical adjustment.
Is there a way to slow it down?
One ding per second type.
This bell is not designed for slow or controlled ringing; it was meant to be very audible. What controls the speed is primarily the length of the bell hammer, which acts as a pendulum, and therefore has a fairly consistent ring speed. The make/break contact mechanism is what causes the bell to ring more than once, as once the hammer starts moving, it breaks the connection so that after the inertia is expended, the return spring will pull the hammer back. When the hammer has retracted, the electrical contacts connect again and the process repeats.
If you really wanted controlled dings with this bell you could I suppose adjust the contact so that it never breaks due to arm motion, and then you would send an external pulse every time you wanted to ring the bell once. This seems like a lot of work though; there are purpose-built bells that ring as you describe.
Just a discussion question, not a practical one is all.