My LaCrosse UltrAtomic® clock arrived yesterday from Amazon. In my case,
the clock wasn't assembled on a Monday or a Friday, so nothing rattled,
and the packaging defeated the animals in shipping. The clock was
stopped, of course, at exactly 12:00. I installed four C-cells (big
spender!), replaced the battery cover, and turned the clock over. The
hands moved around to 4:00 and stopped. I hung the clock on an inside
wall (facing west in my single-story northern California home) and I
went about my business. Ten minutes later I checked back and the clock
had set itself to the correct time. Happy camper!
Jeremy, N6WFO
On 4/12/2017 10:34 AM, Gregory Beat wrote:
My long-time (and accurate) 12-inch analog kitchen clock (24 years) dropped to
floor in March, as I was adjusting for Daylight Savings Time. Of course, the
polycarbonate lens cover cracked and I could not find a replacement. The
manufacturer, General Time of Athens, GA (handled Seth Thomas, others) closed
their operations in 2000.
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So, I decided to order the LaCrosse UltrAtomic® clock.
My experience, in setting it up this clock, was the same as noted by Larry.
Took less than 90 minutes ... and agrees with my GPS/NTP server with IRIG
displays.
One caveat, while the clock was well packed, I heard a "rattle".
Sometime, during this clock's assembly, the portion of the plastic retention
lip for the glass/aluminum frame was broken off at the top (aggressive
assembler or flaw in plastic molding?).
Since I purchased the clock directly from LaCrosse, I sent them photos.
They are sending a replacement clock with a return label for this one.
greg
w9gb
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From: Larry McDavid <lmcda...@lmceng.com>
Subject: [time-nuts] UltrAtomic® Clock
When I got home after my Thursday Lunch meeting today, my new La Crosse 404-1235UA-SS
UltrAtomic® clock was waiting. I unpacked it and installed two (of 4 possible) C-cells
and set it on the floor upstairs near the center of my home, fully under the radiant
barrier insulation that has foiled (that's a pun!) all my previous "Atomic"
clocks. The hands moved around 4 hours and stopped. I left.
Returning about an hour later, the clock had set itself correctly!
I verified the displayed time against my (Tindie) GPS Clock and the seconds and
seconds-tick match as closely as I can determine visually.
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