Hello everyone!
I just got my first flip clock about a couple weeks ago, the Twemco QT-30. The minute seems to flip over +/- a few seconds between each minute. For the life of me I can't seem to get it to flip over at the exact time. I get that computers are not even accurate, and NTP servers constantly correct them (millisecond or less differences). So losing small amounts of time is going to happen. But the specs say 1.5 seconds per month. What concerns me is:
- It makes little creeks (twice) in-between the minute.
- After a week from the first time setting it, I noticed it was around 10 seconds late.
- When I reset the time, the usual 120 second delay from the first time actually took 145 seconds (you're supposed to set it 1 minute ahead and it catches up).
When I first got this clock it was more of a "fun" clock to get for my desk working from home. I did not expect to fall in love with flip clocks. My ability to keep track of time is so much better, and the reminder of an hour passing is much more pleasant than other methods I've used in the past. I much prefer them over a ticking clock. So when I saw a Twemco BQ-170 new for half MSRP, I jumped on it. For the kitchen.
The BQ-170 is dead silent and changes minutes on a dime. Which makes me question whether what the QT-30 is doing is normal. I get that the QT-30 is "consumer" and the BQ-170 is "commercial" so it could very well be a consequence of cheaper vs more expensive parts.
So I searched around and found myself here. To find other people who know much more than me on the subject, and whether I need to fix/clean the QT-30, and if so the proper way to go about it.
I just got my first flip clock about a couple weeks ago, the Twemco QT-30. The minute seems to flip over +/- a few seconds between each minute. For the life of me I can't seem to get it to flip over at the exact time. I get that computers are not even accurate, and NTP servers constantly correct them (millisecond or less differences). So losing small amounts of time is going to happen. But the specs say 1.5 seconds per month. What concerns me is:
- It makes little creeks (twice) in-between the minute.
- After a week from the first time setting it, I noticed it was around 10 seconds late.
- When I reset the time, the usual 120 second delay from the first time actually took 145 seconds (you're supposed to set it 1 minute ahead and it catches up).
When I first got this clock it was more of a "fun" clock to get for my desk working from home. I did not expect to fall in love with flip clocks. My ability to keep track of time is so much better, and the reminder of an hour passing is much more pleasant than other methods I've used in the past. I much prefer them over a ticking clock. So when I saw a Twemco BQ-170 new for half MSRP, I jumped on it. For the kitchen.
The BQ-170 is dead silent and changes minutes on a dime. Which makes me question whether what the QT-30 is doing is normal. I get that the QT-30 is "consumer" and the BQ-170 is "commercial" so it could very well be a consequence of cheaper vs more expensive parts.
So I searched around and found myself here. To find other people who know much more than me on the subject, and whether I need to fix/clean the QT-30, and if so the proper way to go about it.
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