[Elecraft] Clock Accuracy

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Regarding the battery, is there a way to check it's voltage or projected life - without taking the cover off and measuring it?
73 de M0XDF
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On 24 Jun 2010, at 19:28, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> The TCXO has no relation to the K3's real-time clock, which has its  
> own crystal. Neat idea, though :)  Of course the RTC is powered at all  
> times, even with the rig is off, via its own 3-V battery. The TXCO is  
> powered down when the rig is off.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> On Jun 24, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Rick Dettinger wrote:
> 
>> My clock runs about 15 seconds fast by the end of summer, and this  
>> is made up by the following spring in my sometimes heated ham  
>> shack.  The annual error is very small.  But temperature is a  
>> factor.  I originally thought that all frequencies on the K3 would  
>> be controlled by the TCXO, but, of course, it is not running all the  
>> time.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Rick Dettinger   K7MW
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 24, 2010, at 11:00 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi John,
>>> 
>>> The clock's accuracy is typically +/- 2 seconds per day....
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