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I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in
China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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you need to say what kind/model and is it easy to read, Lee
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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---MIKE--- wrote:
I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! I would hope it isn't an atomic clock - that would cost many thousands of dollars, not twelve! What you may have, however, is a radio controlled clock, which synchronises with your region's tme standard. In the UK, that's known as "MSF", and broadcasts on a frequency of 60MHz. -- MatSav |
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"MatSav" matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | pipex | dot | com wrote in message ... ---MIKE--- wrote: I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! I would hope it isn't an atomic clock - that would cost many thousands of dollars, not twelve! What you may have, however, is a radio controlled clock, which synchronises with your region's tme standard. In the UK, that's known as "MSF", and broadcasts on a frequency of 60MHz. -- MatSav In the U.S., self-setting clocks are sold under the title of "atomic clocks." They range in price, but many are inexpensive. I have had one for several years, and it does always reset on the correct US date. If I remember correctly, I paid about $20.00 for mine. Obviously, they do not use nuclear energy, and the term "atomic" clock is a misnomer. Here are some examples: http://tinyurl.com/yzyv9vo -or-the full URL: http://www.google.com/products?q=wha...ed=0CC4QrQQwAg MaryL |
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"MatSav" matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | pipex | dot | com wrote in message ... ---MIKE--- wrote: I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! I would hope it isn't an atomic clock - that would cost many thousands of dollars, not twelve! What you may have, however, is a radio controlled clock, which synchronises with your region's tme standard. In the UK, that's known as "MSF", and broadcasts on a frequency of 60MHz. -- MatSav I have a clock that is that also does the temp cost $23 at Wal-Mart when I got mine on sale here is a link http://www.walmart.com/ip/Oregon-Sci...i_sku=11178803 |
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"Lorraine" wrote in message ... On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:29:25 -0400, (---MIKE---) wrote: I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! Does your set to the correct time? I bought one of these and had to turn off the automatic part as it was always six minutes off. -- L. Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/raineontheplain Last updated 2007/02/04 Mine is always accurate. It even resets to the correct time after loss of power. It sounds like there is a defect in your clock. MaryL |
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MaryL wrote:
"MatSav" matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot | pipex | dot | com wrote in message ... ---MIKE--- wrote: I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! I would hope it isn't an atomic clock - that would cost many thousands of dollars, not twelve! What you may have, however, is a radio controlled clock, which synchronises with your region's tme standard. In the UK, that's known as "MSF", and broadcasts on a frequency of 60MHz. -- MatSav In the U.S., self-setting clocks are sold under the title of "atomic clocks." They range in price, but many are inexpensive. I have had one for several years, and it does always reset on the correct US date. If I remember correctly, I paid about $20.00 for mine. Obviously, they do not use nuclear energy, and the term "atomic" clock is a misnomer. Here are some examples: http://tinyurl.com/yzyv9vo -or-the full URL: http://www.google.com/products?q=wha...ed=0CC4QrQQwAg MaryL Way back when I worked, I set 3 alarm clocks each night: One was a radio alarm, one was a windup and one just showed the time. The last one is still running and it is over 40 years old. MLB |
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A lot of these clocks have huge numbers on them, but not enough
contrast to make them easy to read. I've seen better contrast models, and next time I do I'm buying a new one. Jo "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Mar 14, 6:29 am, (---MIKE---) wrote: I bought an inexpensive clock last winter at Wal-mart. It was made in China and only cost about $12. When I plugged it in it went right to the correct time. In March it automatically reset to DST and in the fall it went back to EST. This morning it reset to DST again. It is NOT an atomic clock so I don't understand how it does this. A real bargain! ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Congrats on your bargain product of inscrutable oriental clock factories. Lavish pets and scritches to Amber. |
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