It is basically the same mechanism as in any striking clock of the period (and up to today, if mechanical rather than electronic) - just bigger; the only part upi wouldn't find in any normal clock is the nest of grears (above the main mechanism, driven by the shaft the comes out at an odd angle) that splits the drive four ways as the clock has four faces.
Try this. It was uploaded a week or two ago and its the mechanism chiming again after the mechanism was restored. I have to say the difference will amaze you. The bells sound better after cleaning and the mechanism runs like silk. ua-cam.com/video/CGSzApbCp4w/v-deo.html
I agree, finding clear videos of the mechanism is difficult. The best _explanation_ IMO is in the Time Out one, ua-cam.com/video/dMT-OOrLBik/v-deo.html
Interesting fact: On August 5, 1976 at 3:45 AM. The hollow tube that connected the fly fan mediating the speed of the chime train fractured. Because of this, When the chime was triggered, it had spooled up so fast that the quarter chime side blew itself apart, and the frame was broken in five places. Thankfully nobody was in the movement room when this happened. A clockmaker and his team of workmen assessed the damage, and had got it back up in running within a year in time for Her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Westminster hall in 1977.
Wow, that’s some nice but almost harmful information about the quarter hour chime drivetrain fractured and spooled up that fast it blew the gear that spun up the drivetrain exploded, the clockmakers would have had to reinforce the hollow tube with some other kind of metal
I'm not sure why it's hitting it. I can tell you however that it rotates 4 times per hour bell strike and a peg on one end of that arm has its path blocked by a peg on a horizontal arm to eventually stop the striking This happens when the blocking arm's left section falls into a notch in a disc called the count wheel which turns very slowly. This is the brass coloured disc towards the left hand side. The camera unfortunately pans away just as this happens.
It’s impressive how the engineers at the time were able to design and make sure that this whole mechanism works the way it does
Yep, just the way they like 😇
and keep it accurate to within 2 seconds
Aye Incredible.
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I like this kind of way 😇
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Not thank 😠. Think 😠
I like how the engineers were able to build something like this that is looking complicated for us
Because it is
It is basically the same mechanism as in any striking clock of the period (and up to today, if mechanical rather than electronic) - just bigger; the only part upi wouldn't find in any normal clock is the nest of grears (above the main mechanism, driven by the shaft the comes out at an odd angle) that splits the drive four ways as the clock has four faces.
Great and interesting video on big ben tower clock.
The clock méchanism is huge!
Tried to find a clear view of the entire mechanism working and was surprised that this is the best I could find. Unless you know different!
Try this. It was uploaded a week or two ago and its the mechanism chiming again after the mechanism was restored. I have to say the difference will amaze you. The bells sound better after cleaning and the mechanism runs like silk. ua-cam.com/video/CGSzApbCp4w/v-deo.html
I agree, finding clear videos of the mechanism is difficult. The best _explanation_ IMO is in the Time Out one, ua-cam.com/video/dMT-OOrLBik/v-deo.html
Interesting fact: On August 5, 1976 at 3:45 AM. The hollow tube that connected the fly fan mediating the speed of the chime train fractured. Because of this, When the chime was triggered, it had spooled up so fast that the quarter chime side blew itself apart, and the frame was broken in five places. Thankfully nobody was in the movement room when this happened. A clockmaker and his team of workmen assessed the damage, and had got it back up in running within a year in time for Her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Westminster hall in 1977.
Cool! Didn’t know that! 😮🕰️🔔
The BIG BEN strikes at 0:59 and wow the Bell itself is SO LOUD that it Can be heard from here
1:45 scared the crap out of me lol
I cant explain why this is slightly terrifying
0:35 0:59 Chimes
I have never noticed how loud the machine and big ben was inside that room
the machine is called a clock mechagnism
well that makes more sense
@@kyletheringer It’s still a machine.
@@hmsvanguard1210 sense*
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Yep, a clock⏰-ticking🕛 machine⚙ 😇
Wow, I didn’t know that in 1976, the hollow tube connecting the fly fan to the mechanism fractured and the quarter bell had blown in 5 sections
This is really interesting. How is the clock adjusted for BST and GMT? The large fans Help to keep the chimes level.
If you listen closely at 1:01 you hear a beat that repeats
Every gamer that eats chips at 4AM like 1:45
Scared the hell out of me
This grinds my gears "bad dum tsss"
Wow. I didn't seen big ben before
that stick thing hitting the another stick thing sounds like a cymbal named splash cymbal
Fun Fact: Big Ben is the name of the biggest bell in the tower.
The tower is called the Elizabeth tower
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Yeah. The World🌎's most famous Clock⏰ Tower🗼 in London City, England🇬🇧 Land🏞
That's the nickname. The real nickname is ''The great bell'
We know
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0:34 Starting up
Great mechanism
Wow, that’s some nice but almost harmful information about the quarter hour chime drivetrain fractured and spooled up that fast it blew the gear that spun up the drivetrain exploded, the clockmakers would have had to reinforce the hollow tube with some other kind of metal
I love this clock
you can hear big ben ticking
Super🦸♀️ Tastic 😇
very old and beautiful
1:45
Why is that long rotating part on the left hitting that other metal part during the hourly chimes? 1:08
I'm not sure why it's hitting it. I can tell you however that it rotates 4 times per hour bell strike and a peg on one end of that arm has its path blocked by a peg on a horizontal arm to eventually stop the striking This happens when the blocking arm's left section falls into a notch in a disc called the count wheel which turns very slowly. This is the brass coloured disc towards the left hand side. The camera unfortunately pans away just as this happens.
00:35 chimes
Plot twist: it was 9 am
Incredible🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I bet those make a nice breeze
Neat!
Woww...
he is very loud
Make sure you bring your headphone!
It’s super loud inside the Big Ben
Real audio
11 o'clock - 1:00
😈🤬😡😠😰😨😭😥😢😱 BIG BEN muy TRISTES
Wow
Big ben Legal
Who ever dis like this video like it now or else