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Re: A puzzle with internet time and NIST time



On 20121016_123854, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> * Helmut Wollmersdorfer <helmut.wollmersdorfer@fixpunkt.de> [121016 12:12]:
>  
> > My experience with radio clocks is that they have cheap electronic
> > components failing to work after some time. 
> 
> Unless you have more than one "atomic clock" and both agree,
> the first thing to do is remove the battery from the clock for several
> seconds, in order to force the clock to resynchronize.  If the radio
> receiver has ceased to function, the clock is not going to restart
> until you press the BYPASS switch (at which time the clock is just
> another quartz clock).
> 
> I agree with Helmut.  Almost all of the "Sky Scan Atomic Clock" units
> which I purchased over the years from Sam's Club (WalMart) appear to
> be of very poor quality and short longevity.  Only one or two still
> are running, and on those the second hand stopped long ago.
> 
> RLH
> 
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