From: HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com   
      
   On 11/2/2025 12:34 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 11/2/2025 11:04 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:   
   >> On 11/2/2025 10:14 AM, Frank wrote:   
   >>> Not only did I have to change all the conventional clocks but even the   
   >>> atomics.  My watch was OK but wall clock and clock above my desk worked   
   >>> with zone change.  Smart watch required syncing with smart phone.  PITA   
   >>> and I know we all hate it.   
   >>   
   >> I'd blame either WWV reception problems or weak batteries for the   
   >> problem with 2/3 of your "atomic" clock issues.  That assumes that both   
   >> of them have handled previous time change cycles correctly.  If they   
   >> didn't, I'd wonder about their firmware.  I've got 3 "atomic" time   
   >> keeping devices, 2 of which are about 20 years old.  All 3 continue to   
   >> deal flawlessly with the time changes despite my condo being in a steel   
   >> girder building and in located in rooms with screens on all the windows.   
   >>   I'm located in the mid-Atlantic in an urban/suburban neighborhood with   
   >> many nearby high rise buildings.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Could be but I have had problems with them before.  I know sometimes   
   > when time changes I might need battery changes.  They are old.  The   
   > watch must be 20 years old and is solar charged.  I keep it under the   
   > lamp near my computer and it is still running.  I don't use it anymore.   
   > Also have three watches that can be a PITA to change so the hell with   
   > them.  They will all be fine when we go back to DST.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Yeah, one of my old atomic devices is a Casio Wavecepter Tough Solar.   
   The rechargeable battery doesn't hold nearly as much of a charge as when   
   the watch was new even though the charge level still shows "hi".  I too   
   need to keep it well lit unless I'm wearing it.  Otherwise, it   
   unexpectedly goes into low power mode.  Not convenient.  Apparently from   
   what I've seen on the web, it's very tricky to change the battery and   
   not permanently screw up the watch.  I priced the installation of a   
   replacement battery it at a jeweler and it cost almost as much as a new   
   Wavecepter Solar plus the jeweler said because of the danger, he   
   wouldn't offer any guarantee.  Sounds like a non-starter to me.   
      
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