Let s take a look at what actually causes a clock to quit running or chiming after winding it up.
Over wound wall clock.
It is not because you over wound or wound the clock too tight.
Over winding a clock is impossible unless the clock is an antique from the 1600s to 1700s when the mechanics of the clock were weight oriented and the pulleys and ropes inside would get tangled together.
They are on average 7 to 8 feet long.
Over winding is basically a myth.
I have a look a t a clock for a friend of my wifes.
In the same way your clock is full and you can t put any more gas in it.
Even though clock owners still use the term overwound the problem is more likely that the clock requires a good cleaning and a few basic adjustments.
Both hands will now be removable.
A clock mainspring is made of spring steel and is about the width of a ruler but not quite as thick.
Your clock is fully wound up but it is not running.
If you fill your car with gas but you don t drive it it s not going to use any more fuel and the gas tank will remain full.
Ideally if you stop just short of the mainspring s full potential your clock will run just fine for a full week without having to get any attention from you.
Some clocks will run faster if they are wound too tightly in the first 24 hours after you ve tightened the mainspring.
Something is preventing it from running.