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I need a torsion suspension for a small Hermle/FHS movement. The movement does not appear to have a model or serial number. The front and back plates are about 6.5 cm tall, and the bracket from which the suspension hangs adds about 2.5 cm to the height of the movement. The remnants of the torsion spring suggest that the original length was between 9.5 to 9.75 cm from pin to pin. The suspension is 0.0024" (0.06096mm)thick and 0.0225" (0.5715mm) wide. Given the damage to the suspension and the small size of the surviving fragment, these dimensions are approximate. The crutch is missing as well.
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Model number of the movement?
Part number of the suspension?
how about :
http://www.clock-keys.com/CART/images/10681.jpg
available at:
http://www.timesavers.com/catalogmain2.asp?ProductID=11248&submit1=Search
Frank, you also have Merritt's web site at WWW.merritts.com and you can join Clocks group on Yahoo for another resource.
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| Comment | Hello Ken: Thanks very much. Got the Terwillger book. Made ID possible. Looks like it will be pretty indispensible for setting up the suspension and future operation of the clock. Glad to see the timesavers website. Looks better than when I last checked. Have been fairly lost since S.LaRose closed. Their website was not much to brag about, but the variety of stuff they handled was amazing. Saw on the web that Clockits bought out their inventory, but the Clockits website doesn't appear to offer much. I am a hobbyist but not a compulsive collector. Thanks again for the response. Best F. | ||
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Kenneth Saunders
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