25 Feb
2013
25 Feb
'13
6:37 p.m.
We just went through another round of replacing battery clocks at the radio station
and I've been going crazy trying to find one that is auto-set AND has a
continous-sweep
second hand. You can find a dozen Chinese manufacturers, but none in the US retail
market.
25 Feb
25 Feb
7:28 p.m.
I thought for sure there would be something here, but alas, I see it not.
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Categories.php?sec=226
At 05:37 PM 2/25/2013, you wrote:
We just went through another round of replacing
battery clocks at the radio station
and I've been going crazy trying to find one
that is auto-set AND has a continous-sweep
second hand. You can find a dozen Chinese
manufacturers, but none in the US retail market.
680 . [Children] Few parents nowadays pay any
regard to what their children say to them. The
old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out. --Oscar Wilde
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26 Feb
26 Feb
3:46 a.m.
On 25/02/2013 23:37, Al Kossow wrote:
We just went through another round of replacing
battery clocks at the
radio station
and I've been going crazy trying to find one that is auto-set AND has
a continous-sweep
second hand. You can find a dozen Chinese manufacturers, but none in
the US retail market.
I assume you mean with with a rue analogue style continuous sweep, not
the one second steps..
... if so I would guess the Chinese ones don't actually do that, as its
rather tricky. They might say they do but you should see the issues I
had with language and the color of a battery for my Netbook...
--
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
P.S. Mind my spell checked doen't like color, it wants colour....
10:55 a.m.
On 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
I assume you mean with with a rue analogue style
continuous sweep, not the one second steps..
... if so I would guess the Chinese ones don't actually do that, as its rather
tricky.
http://www.eckind.com/product_1709013_radio-controlled-clock-movement.htm
https://www.primexusa.com
who also sells a step per second version.
11:32 a.m.
On 2/26/13 7:55 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
Quartex and Primex are Wisconsin companies. Here is the patent done by
someone in Lake Geneva (don't recognize the name, though)
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1137971.pdf
I assume you mean with with a rue analogue style
continuous sweep, not the one second steps..
... if so I would guess the Chinese ones don't actually do that, as its rather
tricky.
http://www.eckind.com/product_1709013_radio-controlled-clock-movement.htm
https://www.primexusa.com
who also sells a step per second version.
2:01 p.m.
On 2/26/13 8:32 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
On 2/26/13 7:55 AM, Al Kossow wrote:
> On 2/26/13 12:46 AM, Dave Wade wrote:
>
>> I assume you mean with with a rue analogue style continuous sweep, not the one
second steps..
>> ... if so I would guess the Chinese ones don't actually do that, as its
rather tricky.
>
More digging.. Continuous-sweep RC movements exist, just not for the US market.
http://www.shengbang.com/asp-bin/en/?page=2&CATALOG=273
Which explains why I can find them everywhere but here.
Finally found the specs for the Quartex RC movement
http://www.quartexusa.com/qrc80.htm
and it is step per second.
Quartex's retail outlet is http://www.klockit.com/
and they don't know of one
http://www.clockforum.com/continuous-sweep-and-atomic-t3881.html
they also seem to be connected with La Crosse
http://www.klockit.com/depts/AtomicClocks/dept-52.html
6:04 p.m.
From: <sales at elecplus.com>
To: "Tom" <a50mhzham at gmail.com>
Subject: clock
<http://www.amazon.com/La-Crosse-Technology-WT-3102B-automatic/dp/B00077AA4W>http://www.amazon.com/La-Crosse-Technology-WT-3102B-automatic/dp/B00077AA4W
Is this what u are looking for?
At 05:37 PM 2/25/2013, you wrote:
We just went through another round of replacing
battery clocks at the radio station
and I've been going crazy trying to find one
that is auto-set AND has a continous-sweep
second hand. You can find a dozen Chinese
manufacturers, but none in the US retail market.
322 . [Commentary] "in a dying culture, snobs are
an important natural resource"
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