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Re: Chronometers
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2008 Mar 30, 01:12 -0700
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2008 Mar 30, 01:12 -0700
On Mar 30, 8:23�am, Alexandre E Eremenkowrote:in response to Henry > > > To increase the accuracy of reading the 1/2 second > > beat, I have sometimes used a 1/100 second reading > > mechanical stop watch running simultaneously with and > > synchronized with the chronometer second hand. > > That's fine, I also tried to use such stop watch. > I can perfectly synchronize it with my chronometer. > But how to synchronize it with Internet or > an electronic watch that beats only whole seconds? > When rating my two regulator clocks I work the other way around, starting my stop watch on the minute by WWV on 10 or 15 MHz and stopping it when the clock beats the minute. The difference is the error. Hence it is easy to obtain a rate, no doubt dependent on variations in my reaction time. Bill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---