How does a cuckoo clock work?
The heart of the clock is the movement within the clock. The key that moves it are the weights located at the bottom of the clocks. If you look at clock pictures, you will see the weights hanging below each of the clocks, most often in the shape of pinecones. The weights drop over either a one-day or eight-day period and provide the clock’s functions. Some clocks come with two some with three weights. The first weight, along with the pendulum, provides the clock timekeeping function, the second weight controls the cuckoo and movements, and the third weight controls the music. On non-musical clocks the third weight is absent. The weights hang under the clock by chains and slowly drop as the clock operates. Once the weights get near the floor, you must pull the chain’s other end to pull the weights back to the clock. There are no batteries or electrical connections, all the motion and music is caused by the fall of the weights. Nowadays more and more quartz clocks are available and the t
