Best Clock?

The old wind-up clock in my Pathfinder has become sporadic at best. When it
was below zero here, it didn't work at all.

Any recommendations on a replacement?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

If you've got a wind up clock, KEEP IT, unless you absolutely HATE winding
it!! Find a shop that has experience removeing them and cleaning them. I
know several people that have just had to have them cleaned and they work
great.
--
Jim Burns III

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If you don't want to keep your windup, I'll take it!

I "replaced" the clock when I put in a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Transponder has timer finctions built in. Just a thought if replacing the
transponder is on your to do list.

Michael


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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The old wind-up clock in my Pathfinder has become sporadic at best. When
it
was below zero here, it didn't work at all.

Any recommendations on a replacement?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I "replaced" the clock when I put in a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Transponder has timer finctions built in. Just a thought if replacing the
transponder is on your to do list.

Yeah, I just got the Garmin GTX 327, and we use the timer functions all the
time. It's a great unit.

Too bad they didn't include a regular clock as part of the display. How
hard would it have been?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Your GPS should have a clock on it and it is synchronized to the satellites.

Mike
MU-2


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:eRR_b.385073$I06.4171108@attbi_s01...
I "replaced" the clock when I put in a Garmin GTX 327 transponder.
Transponder has timer finctions built in. Just a thought if replacing
the
transponder is on your to do list.

Yeah, I just got the Garmin GTX 327, and we use the timer functions all
the
time. It's a great unit.

Too bad they didn't include a regular clock as part of the display. How
hard would it have been?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have a davtron m811. The counter function works fine. The time of day
function falls behind several minutes each month, and I have to hold a
little button in for long periods of time to correct it. It's a pain, and I
wouldn't replace it with another davtron m811.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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The old wind-up clock in my Pathfinder has become sporadic at best. When
it
was below zero here, it didn't work at all.

Any recommendations on a replacement?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have a mechanical clock that runs off the battery. Not sure if it is original
piper or not, but the darned thing is accurate and reliable (it is about the
only instrument I haven't had worked on in the 9 years I've owned). I noticed
the other day that it was off by exactly an hour down to the second. I haven't
touched it since before daylight savings ended.

"David R." wrote:

I have a davtron m811. The counter function works fine. The time of day
function falls behind several minutes each month, and I have to hold a
little button in for long periods of time to correct it. It's a pain, and I
wouldn't replace it with another davtron m811.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Kbv_b.375295$I06.4006427@attbi_s01...
The old wind-up clock in my Pathfinder has become sporadic at best. When
it
was below zero here, it didn't work at all.

Any recommendations on a replacement?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



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--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Jay Honeck wrote:
The old wind-up clock in my Pathfinder has become
sporadic at best. When it
was below zero here, it didn't work at all.

Any recommendations on a replacement?


Get it cleaned. My Swiss Wittnauer just stopped working last
week. Its a classic, top quality windup that has been in my
C-170 for 50? years. I thought about replacing it with one
of the more accurate, cheaper, more reliable, less
susceptible to heat and cold but otherwise tasteless
electronic varieties...I just couldn't do it.

I removed it and took it to my local (somewhat crusty) local
Czech watchmaker who immediately berated me since it hadn't
been cleaned since 1983. I got the lecture about how even
top quality watch oils will evaporate over time and gum
things up.

When I went to pick it up, he hesitated giving it to me
after I had paid for it. More lecture...did I know how bad
heat and cold were on such a precision instrument, etc, etc.
He wanted me to promise to remove it if I wasn't going to
be flying for more than a week. I said I'd see what I could do.

In any case, it sure looks better than some cheesy
electronic thing even if it has its drawbacks. If it works
for another 20 years before needing another cleaning, I will
be happy.

Pete
Anchorage








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Peter D. Brown
http://home.gci.net/~pdb/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/akmtnsoaring/

The clock in my Baron yoke is old, scratched, and otherwise doesn't match
the new interior. The only one available that might fit is a Davtron, which
is not approved by STC.

Therefore, it sounds like I need a 337 and a field approval to install this
clock. Has anyone had a similar experience? It seems like a lot of hassle
for just a clock, although it is a permanent installation, etc.

Any suggestions?