The original had an electromagnet under the pendulum. This position of the motor comes from the Gents Pulsynetic Waiting Train, which includes the Hipp toggle.
it is a very interesting design and perfectly replicates the main feature of the Hipp idea, but, as mentioned in the video, the inherent problem is the accuracy: when the "push" is activated, the ratched is rotated 2 or perhaps even 3 steps, wheres the "normal" movement of the pendulum shifts only 1 step. assuming environmental factors can alter the amplitudes of the swing, hence the frequency of the pushes, this makes it significantly inaccurate.
You are absolutely correct, but this problem is only in my model. The real thing reliably only pushes the ratchet one step at a time. I could have fixed this issue but unfortunately I didn't. I did point this out in the voice over.
The original had an electromagnet under the pendulum. This position of the motor comes from the Gents Pulsynetic Waiting Train, which includes the Hipp toggle.
it is a very interesting design and perfectly replicates the main feature of the Hipp idea, but, as mentioned in the video, the inherent problem is the accuracy: when the "push" is activated, the ratched is rotated 2 or perhaps even 3 steps, wheres the "normal" movement of the pendulum shifts only 1 step. assuming environmental factors can alter the amplitudes of the swing, hence the frequency of the pushes, this makes it significantly inaccurate.
You are absolutely correct, but this problem is only in my model. The real thing reliably only pushes the ratchet one step at a time. I could have fixed this issue but unfortunately I didn't. I did point this out in the voice over.