Thanks to all for the suggestions, I passed them on to
my friend and will let you all know what the cause is
when he finds it!
Ed
--- David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/18/06, Mullen, Tim (IT Solutions)
> <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Most digital clocks use the frequency of the a/c
> current
> > > in the line as their "time".
> >
> > Most clocks in general. The analog clocks are set
> up for motors that
> > turn in response to the 60 cycle frequency too.
> >
> > For somewhere I remember learning that the power
> companies very
> > carefully control the 60 cycle frequency at the
> power generating plants.
> > They control the frequency to something like
> within 1 cycle in a 24 hour
> > period. It is very, very accurate.
>
> It's very accurate over long intervals -- a day or
> more. A single
> cycle can off a fair amount.
>
>
>
>
> --
> David Scheidt
> dmscheidt@gmail.com
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