Terry, may I ask how long you've been running your WWVB? I was always a little concerned with the lifespan of the Z568's in that clock and have refrained from keeping mine 'active', but I may be erring on the overcautious side of things in that regard...
Cheers, Nick On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Terry S <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/eee0c42e-4e38-4d4d-b7be-bffd2d21a9cc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAOX%2BRH%2B2sV4O1K4En%2BevVbmZxARE1QmJXiz5-81oCGTc6eqFqQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
