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WEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS FOR MODERN GERMAN MOVEMENTS

URGOS

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MOVEMENT	CHIME	DRIVE	STRIKE (LBS.)	CHIME (LBS.)
UW 32	Westminster	Chain	4.00	6.60
UW 32	Triple	Chain	4.00	7.50
UW 32	Triple	Cable	6.40	11.00
UW 030	Westminster	Chain	7.75	8.50
UW 030	Triple	Chain	7.75	9.50
UW 030	Westminster	Cable	7.75	8.50
UW 030	Triple	Cable	7.75	9.50
UW 030	5 Tube	Chain	7.75	13.25
UW 030	5 Tube	Cable	7.75	13.25
UW 030	9 Tube	Cable	7.75	17.50
UW 66	Triple	Cable	4.00	6.60

KIENINGER

MOVEMENT	CHIME	DRIVE	STRIKE (LBS.)	CHIME (LBS.)
KSU / RSU	Triple	Cable	6.60	8.80
PS	Bim/bam	Cable	8.40
PS	Gong	Cable	6.90
RWS	(Time)	Cable	6.90

HERMLE

MOVEMENT	DRIVE	TIME (LBS.)	STRIKE (LBS.)	CHIME (LBS.)
241	Chain	4.42	4.42
241	Cable	7.95	7.95
261	Chain	2.21	2.21
351	Cable	6.07
451	Chain	4.70	4.70	6.60
451	w/ sec. hand or lyre pend.	6.60	4.42	6.60
461	Chain	5.70	5.70	7.70
461	Cable	7.70	7.70	9.90
471	Chain	7.70	7.70	9.90
471	Cable	7.70	7.70	9.90
781	Cable	7.95
791	Chain	4.42
1051	Cable	6.07
1151	Chain, Lyre pend <165mm	4.70	4.70	7.30
1151	Sec hand or Lyre >165mm	7.30	4.70	7.30
1161	Chain	5.70	5.70	9.90
1161	Cable	7.70	7.70	9.90
1171	Chain	7.70	7.70	9.90
1171	Cable	7.70	7.70	9.90
1171	Cable Tubular	7.70	7.70	18.50
2071-850	Cable (Special Ex)	9.90	9.90	13.20

Unless otherwise indicated: on all German units except tubular chime, the time weight is the same as the strike weight if a wood stick pendulum is used and the same as the chime weight if a lyre pendulum of 6.5 inches or more is used.

The information in these charts comes from the following:
http://www.butterworthclocks.com/bt00013.html
http://www.butterworthclocks.com/bt00014.html

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