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How Clock Movements and Motors Operate

Clock movements as well as electric motors are the essences, the engines, of timepieces. Clock movements and motors could be electronic or analog, electronic or mechanical, yet their main function is to position each hand at the correct subtended angle minute by moment. These curious devices have existed for centuries in various forms, as well as they mirror an abundant history.

Clock electric motors and also movements are equivalent from each other in their definition, though the term "movement" has a tendency to be preferred by the trade, while "electric motor" interest the layman. Till reasonably recently they were mechanical in their operation, with a force of curled springtimes or hanging weights applying torque to a flywheel. The resulting rotation was exchanged an oscillation at a specific frequency by aid of pendulums as well as escapements.