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timing washers

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January 28, 2014, 23:17
Benny Courtney
timing washers
I did a search and could not find any information on how timing washers are rated. Are timing washers rated by weight or by thickness, I have a small jar of washers that have been removed from parts movements and would like to know how to sort them.
January 29, 2014, 11:54
Billy Kuhn
Benny I would think it would be by weight. If you add a heavy washer it will slow the watch down.

Hope this helps
January 29, 2014, 11:56
Dr. Debbie Irvine

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Timing Washers


January 29, 2014, 12:02
Benny Courtney
Billy,the reason I thought about thickness is looking at how the mean timing screws work by moving the weight farther from the center thinking thickness would be easier to mass produce.
January 29, 2014, 12:09
Benny Courtney
Debbie, Thank you but I did use the search feature and could not find any discussion on the washers weight or thickness
January 29, 2014, 17:58
Gerald Zimmermann
Benny

Timing washers work by adding mass to the balance.
The inner and outer diameter should fit to the diameters of the timing screws they are placed under. For a given diameter and the same material the weight and the thickness are proportional.

Regards
Gerald
January 29, 2014, 19:48
Benny Courtney
sounds like what I wanted to know, I should be able to sort them by OD and thickness. Thanks for that info.