pfeiffer@uwvax.UUCP (Phil Pfeiffer) (02/28/86)
I finally discovered last month why my 50m Casio watch periodically "reset"
itself, after I took off my sweater and noticed that the watch read
12:00 midnight, Sunday, 1 January.
[I've owned this watch for four years, and I've seen it reset itself
"at random" at irregular intervals (mostly during the winter!) and even
scramble the "days of the week" display
(e.g., MU(nday), TE(sday), WH(sday), TR(sday), etc.) ].
Peace of mind at last.
--
-- Phil Pfeiffer
...!{harvard,ihnp4,seismo,topaz}!uwvax!pfeiffer
(608) 263-7308carey@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (03/03/86)
/* Written 12:22 pm Feb 28, 1986 by pfeiffer@uwvax.UUCP in uiucdcs:net.rec.scuba */ /* ---------- "Casio watch anomaly" ---------- */ I finally discovered last month why my 50m Casio watch periodically "reset" itself, after I took off my sweater and noticed that the watch read 12:00 midnight, Sunday, 1 January. -- I have had several digital watches that have done the same thing, so I would be interested to know what the reason is -- you didn't say so in your note. Can you enlighten us?
pfeiffer@uwvax.UUCP (Phil Pfeiffer) (03/05/86)
In article <12000007@uiucdcs>, carey@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU writes: > >> I finally discovered last month why my 50m Casio watch periodically "reset" >> itself, after I took off my sweater .... > > I have had several digital watches that have done the same thing, so > I would be interested to know what the reason is -- you didn't say > so in your note. Can you enlighten us? I said why in the "keywords" part of the message: static! Here's a followup message I received from another netter on this matter: > You're lucky it hasn't ceased functioning. The electronics in the watch > are contained on one chip, about 1/50 the size of your imagined pinky > fingernail. It is also a CMOS device(complementary metal-oxide silicon) > which is so prone static electricity that that most chips of that type > must be handled by people who are connected by wires to the ground, lest > they destroy the device with static. > I moved from the northeast to the mid-west coast. My father bought a color > TV that required a service call often due to static discharge built up by > simply walking across the rug and turning it on. No such problem here. > Oh well, change watches or sweaters. -- -- Phil Pfeiffer ...!{harvard,ihnp4,seismo,topaz}!uwvax!pfeiffer (608) 263-7308
greg@utcsri.UUCP (Gregory Smith) (03/06/86)
In article <12000007@uiucdcs> carey@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU writes: >/* ---------- "Casio watch anomaly" ---------- */ >>I finally discovered last month why my 50m Casio watch periodically "reset" >>itself, after I took off my sweater and noticed that the watch read ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ >>12:00 midnight, Sunday, 1 January. > >I have had several digital watches that have done the same thing, so >I would be interested to know what the reason is -- you didn't say >so in your note. Can you enlighten us? Yes he did. 'Static' was also mentioned later in the article. -- "So this is it. We're going to die." - Arthur Dent ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Smith University of Toronto ..!decvax!utzoo!utcsri!greg
flackc@stolaf.UUCP (Chap Flack) (03/08/86)
Another potential diagnosis for others with similar problems: My Casio told me that its battery needed replacement by continuing to keep perfect time but turning the days of the week into Sonday, Muesday, Tednesday, Whursday, Triday, Faturday, Sunday (respectively). "It must be Whursday. I never could get the hang of Whursdays." -- --------------------- Chap Flack ihnp4!stolaf!agnes!flackc Carleton College ihnp4!stolaf!flackc Northfield, MN 55057
mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR) (03/10/86)
In article <669@uwvax.UUCP> pfeiffer@uwvax.UUCP (Phil Pfeiffer) writes: >I finally discovered last month why my 50m Casio watch periodically "reset" >itself, after I took off my sweater and noticed that the watch read >12:00 midnight, Sunday, 1 January. > >[I've owned this watch for four years, and I've seen it reset itself >"at random" at irregular intervals (mostly during the winter!) and even >scramble the "days of the week" display >(e.g., MU(nday), TE(sday), WH(sday), TR(sday), etc.) ]. > >-- Phil Pfeiffer > I used to have a watch like that! I finally noticed that it had the greatest tendency to act up on hot, muggy summer days (when I'd sweat a lot). -- --MKR If Man were meant to use the metric system, Jesus would have had 10 disciples.