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2nd Nov 2018, 3:43 am | #21 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
I really like that clock, especially the uplighter idea 💡 Very nice.
Also, has anyone noticed that the 'real-time' clock on this website is still on BST? All posted messages are logged at one hour later than they should be, if you see what I mean. Someone forgot to put the clock back last Sunday!
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2nd Nov 2018, 8:13 am | #22 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
Well someone’s awake early; the clock at the bottom of the page is now correct and all times are shown in GMT.
You’re right, LL, these clocks are attractive in a 1930s Bakelite sort of way, and are eminently useable today. However don’t believe Ferranti’s advertising hype about “exact time from the mains” - as has been extensively discussed elsewhere on this Forum, the UK mains frequency is nominally accurate at 50Hz, but no attempt is made to catch up if mains-derived synchronous time departs from real time. My Ferranti model 7 is currently running about 25 seconds fast, and this changes all the time. Consequently the seconds hand is nice to have, but not to be taken seriously!
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2nd Nov 2018, 9:34 am | #23 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
But the on-screen clock says that all times shown are GMT+1.
It's an hour fast, surely. Or am I missing something/going mad?
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2nd Nov 2018, 9:48 am | #24 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
I took this a moment ago...
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2nd Nov 2018, 10:21 am | #25 |
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2nd Nov 2018, 2:16 pm | #26 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
Perhaps your computer’s still on Blackburn Standard Time
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2nd Nov 2018, 3:51 pm | #27 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
Go to "User CP", then "Edit Options". Second from bottom is "Date & Time Options", where you can select your time zone and automatic or manual Daylight Saving Time.
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to support VCR mode, only AM/PM
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2nd Nov 2018, 3:53 pm | #28 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
I think I noticed an anomaly too, but put it down to update delays somewhere in the Ether. Now back on Goa Maybe Time (I wish!)
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2nd Nov 2018, 4:46 pm | #29 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
Thankyou, all, for the replies.
Genius Julie! You were spot on! Auto recognition of DST wasn't selected. It is now!
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2nd Nov 2018, 5:09 pm | #30 |
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Re: Ferranti Model 7 synchronous alarm clock seconds hand broken
Also, Julie, how thoughtful and clever of you to provide a link that took me straight to the relevant section.
I'm not terribly computer savvy, indeed, I don't even have one! Just my smartphone (which, if anyone's interested is a Microsoft Lumia 550 on Windows 10 - whatever that means ) I suppose it is a computer, really - sort of! Anyway, I've learned something new today, and that's always a bonus.
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