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| Thread ID: 110595 | 2010-06-24 06:34:00 | Digital bedside clocks gaining time rapidly! | Beemer (6956) | PC World Chat |
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| 1113032 | 2010-06-24 23:30:00 | TWhen you say 'start with all the power off' do you mean turn off everything at the wall or flick the fuses? Power off to the appliances or power off totally? I meant power off totally. It definitely sounds like you have some arcing somewhere in your supply. High voltage won't make clocks run fast, the timing for old clocks is set by the mains frequency, and modern clocks use an electronic frequency source with a tiny crystal, or still use the mains frequency. Power quality sounds pretty dodgy in your neck of the woods. Also, the wiring in old houses (broadly speaking pre-1960's) can't cope with modern electrical loads, they were designed to supply not much more than a stove, a fridge, a radio, a one or two bar heater and a light bulb in each room. Water heating was (and still is) ripple controlled so that it only operates during off-peak periods. The radio trick will detect arcing but from the sound of it the main problems may be outside your house. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1113033 | 2010-06-25 00:04:00 | The technician turned off my digital clock while he tested the voltage in the bedroom and since then it's kept perfect time so maybe he's fixed whatever the fault was. I'll go and try the electric blankets now and see if they work! We live in a small rural settlement north of Levin and our phone and power supply lines have never been great. We only got broadband when the local school got it and even then not everyone could get it. We don't even get Prime reception! We regularly have micro power cuts - everything off for a second and then on again. At least it's nice to know it's not the wiring because the house is only 10 years old and I'd be a bit peeved if it was. The technician said he'd encountered this exact problem before and knows what causes it, so I'll see how things go before digging out the radio. Thanks for all your help though. |
Beemer (6956) | ||
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