Well it turns out my unit is a Haicomm HI-204S, not 204III.... not sure if that is a significant difference. I have had problems over the years with my Nixichron keeping time poorly even when the Haicomm appears "happy" according to the flashing LED. On the other hand, my Jeff Thomas WWVB clock almost never misses a step.
Terry On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 3:41:51 PM UTC-5, Terry S wrote: > > I believe the label is still on my puck, I will look this evening. > > Lithium batteries are finicky little devices. They like to be stored > depleted and charged just before use. Staying charged all the time is > probably the worst case scenario for these little cells. I would not be > surprised to see them eventually fail in droves. > > Maybe the configuration is maintained in a capacitor? Do you know for a > fact there is a lithium cell? > > At one time PC's had "PS2" ports and serial ports, both of which could be > directly adapted to talk to the Haicomm units. I distinctly recall > tinkering with one at one point, perhaps during some similar discussions > with Jeff. I may still have the SiRF configuration software installed on an > old PC. > > Terry > > On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 1:00:08 PM UTC-5, Sonar Tech wrote: >> >> Unsure about that. The HI-204III puck it allegedly waterproof, so I >> imagine they glued it shut all the way around. Also, there's no FCC ID on >> my puck, so I can't look up the internal photos on the FCC's web site. >> Anyone know the FCC ID for the HI-204III puck? Also, my battery isn't >> failing, per se, it's just not holding a charge for months. I don't know >> what it's rated at performance-wise, but I know my puck still holds a >> charge (and thus retains configuration data) for at least a few weeks. Now >> that I've made the programming cable and have figured out how Jeff >> programmed to puck, I'm way less panicky about this part failing. If the >> clock internals die, however, I'll have quite the emotional episode! >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 9:27:39 AM UTC-7, Terry S wrote: >> >>> Very comprehensive -- thank you. Any info on replacing the internal >>> battery? >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/eee0c42e-4e38-4d4d-b7be-bffd2d21a9cc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
