Chimes or strike of a weight-driven clock seem fast or slow.
If you feel that the chimes or strike of your weight-driven clock seem exceptionally fast or slow, you may have the weights hanging in the wrong positions.
The proper position of each weight as you are facing your clock is labeled on the bottom of each weight.
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