Bulletin No. 82

ELECTRIC CLOCKS
THAT RESET THEMSELVES

IF THE CURRENT FAILS

Original Standard Electric Time Co. publication circa 1932
Reprinted 1994 under the auspices of Jeffrey R. Wood, Wilbraham, Massachusetts
provided to this site by Tim Akins

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THE STANDARD ELECTRIC TIME COMPANY
Springfield, Massachusetts

THE "STANDARD" AUTOMATIC RESETTING CLOCK SYSTEM (sometimes called hourly supervised), which is normally designed to operate direct from the AC lighting service, accomplishes four major objectives, heretofore not all obtainable in an Electric Clock System.

1. With this system the secondary clocks are automatically reset or synchronized to agree with the master clock every hour in case of current failureup to a total of 25 minutes in an hour.
2. In case of any irregularities in time from other causes, between master and secondary clocks up to 25 minutes either slow or fast, secondaries will be hourly reset to correct time either individually or collectively as the case requires.
3. This wide range of correction is accomplished without the use of any complicated mechanism, gadgets or contacts in the secondary clocks.
4. By the ability of this clock system to compensate for current failures, the use of any battery with its attendant troubles and expense is entirely eliminated.

The "Standard" Automatic Resetting Clock System is the simplest, most effective and least costly to maintain on the market today. There is practically no limit to the life of "Standard" Clocks, as some of them installed nearly a half century ago are still giving efficient and satisfactory service. "Standard" Clocks have always been made by skilled workmen and of the best materials obtainable.

New "Standard" Stable Voltage Rectifier: This system operates from the lighting curent through a dry plate stable voltage rectifier with the secondary clocks on a 3 wire circuit.

If the clocks by chance should become either fast or slow or in any way out of step with the master clock they will be automatically synchronized every hour.

Assume that the lighting current has been interrupted for 25 minutes, the secondary clocks will be that number of minutes behind the master clock. The master continues to run for it is furnished with either one-hour, six-hour or six-day driving power mechanism as may be specified.

When the master clock arrives at the 59th minute, an impulse is sent out over the third wire to all secondary clocks energizing magnet "B" and releasing the locking pawls. This allows the counterweight which is on the minute hand staff to drop downward to a vertical position, bringing the minute hand to the 59th minute. At the same time a magnetic field is created to hold the counterweight in this position, making the correction absolutely accurate to the minute.

Some Typical Installations of the

Standard Electric Automatic Resetting Clock System

schools pictured:

1. MALVERNE HIGH SCHOOL, Malverne, N.Y. - Frederick P. Wiedersum, Architect, Valley Stream, Long Island; Kopf & Sears, Engineers, 13 E. 37th St., New York City

2. THOMAS EDISON SCHOOL (Bennett District), Boston, Mass. - Allbright & Blaney, Architects, Boston

3. GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL, Philadelphia, Pa., I.T. Catherine, Architect, Philadelphia

4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, George W. Kelham, Architect, Los Angeles, San Francisco

5. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Quincy, Ill., John D. Chubb, Architect, Chicago, Ill.; Behrensmeyer & Hafner, Associates, Quincy, Ill.

Other "Standard" Products

Tower and Outside Clocks                             Hospital Signal Systems

    Experimental Laboratory Panels                     Electric Stop Clocks

        Fire Alarm Systems                                             Demand Meter Control Equipment

            School Telephones                                             Meter Testing Timing Equipment

"Standard" Makes Every Minute Count

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