I have several "atomic" clocks in my home -- the consumer type which
syncs up with WWVB. The ones I have happen to be manufactured by
LaCrosse. They are analog clocks with hour, minute and second hands.
They can be erratic.
Last year I had to remove the face from one of them and manually reset
the second hand. Now another one's battery ran down and I replaced it,
but after replacing the battery the second hand won't sync up. And once
in a while the second hand will stop and go one second backward! And
another clock would not run at all with a new battery, so I hooked it up
to the bench power supply and it worked as expected. Put a battery in it
and it took off and is still going!
I see other brands on the internet. Do other brands exhibit the
occasional goofy behavior? Anyone have experience with these clocks to
suggest which manufacturers produce less flaky clocks? I think I'd pay
more money for a better clock to get away from the vagaries of LaCrosse.
Thanks.
Steve, K8JQ
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