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Tractorfan · 23rd Dec 2019, 3:33 pm

Hi,
I've got one of those electronic radio/alarm clocks that projects the time onto the ceiling. It is radio controlled and sets the time automatically from a station I know not where.
When we have a power outage, it resets itself upon restoration of supply.

But.

It takes several hours of showing the wrong time before it finally sorts itself out.
I'm just wondering why? Our church clock is always correct, but I assume that is thanks to a battery back up. Similarly, the car clock is always right.
Cheers, Pete.

23rd Dec 2019, 3:33 pm	#1
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Radio controlled alarm clock query. Hi, I've got one of those electronic radio/alarm clocks that projects the time onto the ceiling. It is radio controlled and sets the time automatically from a station I know not where. When we have a power outage, it resets itself upon restoration of supply. But. It takes several hours of showing the wrong time before it finally sorts itself out. I'm just wondering why? Our church clock is always correct, but I assume that is thanks to a battery back up. Similarly, the car clock is always right. Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."