nsayer

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by nsayer 5y ago
Those are almost the exact same thing - Lavet stepper clock movements. The difference is that they're geared for the coil to be driven at 8 Hz instead of 1 Hz. That gives them the appearance of being smoother. Of course, the battery wi
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by nsayer 5y ago
That would necessitate changing the gearing ratio between the hands, which is beyond the scope of this project.
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by nsayer 5y ago
FWIW I also sell a GPS clock. It's accurate to within 200 microseconds and has a 100 ms display granularity (that is, it has a 10th of a second digit).
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by nsayer 5y ago
One does what one can. :D
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by nsayer 5y ago
I'll just add that there are also non-novelty firmwares available - alternate timebase clocks. I have Martian, Sidereal, Tidal, Lunar, weekly, annual and quadrennial clocks.
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by nsayer 5y ago
Alas, there are 3 rules of (ordinary) Lavet stepper clock movements: 1. You can't make it go the opposite direction. 2. You can't change the gearing ratio between the hands. 3. You can't know where the hands are actually poin
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by nsayer 5y ago
Generally the movements come with a rubber gasket that you're supposed to put over the shaft before attaching it to the back of the face. The rubber cuts down on the ticking noise. Of course, if you buy a Crazy Clock that has novelty f
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by nsayer 5y ago
I'm the guy behind the project, and I'd like to thank cbsks for posting it. If anyone has questions, please feel free to hit me up on Twitter (@nwsayer) or post on the hackaday.io project page ( https://hackaday.io/