Re: Clock doesn't keep time

[Bill Bryan <billb@rust.net>]

At 03:30 PM 12/31/96 +0000, you wrote:
>I have noticed that my clock doesn't keep time when I suspend my TP 701c.
>At first I thought it was just Windows 3.1, but this morning even DOS has
>the wrong time.  Yesterday, however, when I went to setup, the CMOS had the
>correct time and date.  Any ideas, is my battery going South?
>
>I have noticed that the battery drains very rapidly recently.  I will check
>the battery meter and it will say 46 minutes left, and in less than 5
>minutes I get the message that I should change to AC power immediately.
>
>TIA for any ideas.
>
>Mike
>
I had a similar problem with my 701c where the last 45 minutes went very
fast.  I think what you will find is a weak cell in the battery pack.  You
can try cycling your battery but I found that pack replacement is the only
real fix.

I found from the NIST (National Institutes of Standards) a bunch of
programs and C code fragments that can align your clock from the
Government's time standards.  They have dial-up as well as TCP internet
clients that figure out the network loop delay (pings) and sends you time
corrected info.  The Windows program that I downloaded will even set your
clock for you.  It's supposed to be accurate to within a half a second, at
the outside.  Enjoy...

B/B
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 Bill Bryan, Livonia, MI - billb@rust.net - N8QPI - www.rust.net/~billb
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