I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.

On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.

For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
(often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
setting themselves.

On 25/04/2024 18:35, SteveW wrote:
> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>
> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
> setting themselves.

True of digital clocks too, although all those I have take only a few
minutes to synchronise.

However, sometimes things go wrong without sensible explanation. I have
an old Junghans Mega Solar watch which has lost the ability to receive,
or act on, the DCF77 radio signal. It's gaining a couple of seconds a
month using its internal crystal, but I can live with that. What makes
no sense is that the watch has a day-date LCD display, and although it
shows the correct day (Thursday today), the date it shows is always one
day ahead (so it's showing 26 today)! I don't know exactly when it
started doing this, but it must have been a few months ago. It hasn't
responded to DCF77 for a couple of years.

--
Jeff

On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
wrote:

>On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>
>For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>(often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>setting themselves.

I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
this?

On 26/04/2024 16:43, Scott wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>>
>> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>> setting themselves.
>
> I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
> the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
> screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
> this?

On most clocks, the hands just pull off and push back on. Get it to
reset to 12 o'clock, remove the battery, take the minute hand off and
replace it at 12.

On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:32 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
wrote:

>On 26/04/2024 16:43, Scott wrote:
>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>>>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>>>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>>>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>>>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>>>
>>> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>>> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>>> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>>> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>>> setting themselves.
>>
>> I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
>> the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
>> screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
>> this?
>
>On most clocks, the hands just pull off and push back on. Get it to
>reset to 12 o'clock, remove the battery, take the minute hand off and
>replace it at 12.

+1

--
Chris

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:50:15 +0100, Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:32 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>On 26/04/2024 16:43, Scott wrote:
>>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>>>>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>>>>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>>>>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>>>>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>>>>
>>>> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>>>> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>>>> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>>>> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>>>> setting themselves.
>>>
>>> I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
>>> the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
>>> screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
>>> this?
>>
>>On most clocks, the hands just pull off and push back on. Get it to
>>reset to 12 o'clock, remove the battery, take the minute hand off and
>>replace it at 12.
>
Thanks. The clock has a face so I woulk need to take out six screws
and hope it is capable of being reassembled after that. I could return
it under warranty but I suspect they may not accept this is a
manufacturing fault (and the replacement might be the same).

Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:50:15 +0100, Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:32 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 26/04/2024 16:43, Scott wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>>>>>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>>>>>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>>>>>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>>>>>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>>>>>
>>>>> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>>>>> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>>>>> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>>>>> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>>>>> setting themselves.
>>>>
>>>> I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
>>>> the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
>>>> screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
>>>> this?
>>>
>>> On most clocks, the hands just pull off and push back on. Get it to
>>> reset to 12 o'clock, remove the battery, take the minute hand off and
>>> replace it at 12.
>>
> Thanks. The clock has a face so I woulk need to take out six screws
> and hope it is capable of being reassembled after that. I could return
> it under warranty but I suspect they may not accept this is a
> manufacturing fault (and the replacement might be the same).

Return it under warranty and get another one. A clock based on atomic
accuracy shouldn’t permanently be one minute out.

--
Spike

On 27 Apr 2024 11:47:07 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@mail.com> wrote:

>Scott <newsgroups@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:50:15 +0100, Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:32 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 26/04/2024 16:43, Scott wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:00 +0100, SteveW <steve@walker-family.me.uk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 25/04/2024 17:50, Scott wrote:
>>>>>>> I have a Habitat radio-controlled clock purchased from Argos that
>>>>>>> seems to be permanently one minute 'fast'. I assume the problem will
>>>>>>> lie with the alignment of the hands. Has anyone tried dismantling such
>>>>>>> a clock to adjust the hands? I think there are six screws.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For a quick check on alignment, remove the battery for a while and then
>>>>>> replace it. All the radio-controlled clocks (with hands) that I have
>>>>>> seen, then turn them automatically to 12 o'clock and wait for a period
>>>>>> (often to the end of the hour, but sometimes some hours later), before
>>>>>> setting themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have done this, and it is still one minute fast. Can I take out all
>>>>> the screws, push the minute hand back by one minute then put the
>>>>> screws back again. Has anyone with this Argos (Habitat) clock tried
>>>>> this?
>>>>
>>>> On most clocks, the hands just pull off and push back on. Get it to
>>>> reset to 12 o'clock, remove the battery, take the minute hand off and
>>>> replace it at 12.
>>>
>> Thanks. The clock has a face so I woulk need to take out six screws
>> and hope it is capable of being reassembled after that. I could return
>> it under warranty but I suspect they may not accept this is a
>> manufacturing fault (and the replacement might be the same).
>
>Return it under warranty and get another one. A clock based on atomic
>accuracy shouldn’t permanently be one minute out.

Thanks, everyone. In the end I just took out the six screws and
adjusted the hands (at 12.00) as I have had it for several weeks now,
I don't have the packaging and I think a one minute discrepancy might
be seen as trivial by Argos.