I use a wind up watch (Snoopy who's arms are the hands  :)  )\n\nI have heard about kinetic (sp?) watches.\nI'd like to know why some folks seem to have this problem with battery operated watches, and how do kinetic watches work?  \n\nSorry for 2 questions...but they are linked closely...
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If you are around large magnets then that may drain your watch batteries or a short in the watch.  Here is a link to tell you how kinetic watches work.
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I turned my daughter's clock forward today. She was not impressed with me when she eventually realised that she had got up at 5am instead of 6 to go to work. Ha.\n\nAlso have a look at the response OneRunningMan gave to The Kimster  on the same subject.
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There's a small round battery located on the motherboard. This battery keeps the time clock as well as your settings going. The battery usually is a CR2032 battery you can get at any department store. That battery is going dead. This is a very easy job on most computers. If you have any other questions you can email me.\n\nstlouisfan
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It is most likely that you do need to replace the battery in your strap.  Mine quit today and is showing the same symptoms.  Replacing the battery should resolve the issue.\n\nThe store where you purchased the monitor should be able to sell you a replacement battery, or point you in the right direction.\n\nGood Luck!
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The grandfather clock works on a mechanical system of gears, spring, levers, catches and a pendulum for keeping time. Energy is stored in a wind-up spring or a weight driven axis.\n\nThe basic time keeping is achieved by a pendulum that counts time in an accurate fashion within seconds per month. This uses the principle of Periodic motion and may be adjusted to be slightly faster or slowly by shifting the pendulum ball's position slightly.\n\nThe pendulum counter then controls the movements of a system of mechanical levers, gears & wheels that are calculated to drive the second, minute and hour hands in the desired rotation ratios so that they will show the correct time.\n\nUpon the hour, the system will activate a chime via the spring driven hammers that strike tubular bells or other sounding vibrating elements. A series of activation may be composed to produce the desired melody. Some system will also provide the date for the month. In its peak, many other noviety displays such as birds, toys, animals, etc would be used to announce the top of the hour much to the delight of children and adults alike.
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Wow.  Too many questions.\nThe first one is answered by an analemna - it's the figure 8 diagram printed on many globes that gives the amount of time that the sun is "fast" or "slow" (by a sundial) compared to a watch.
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buy more expensive watches. \nThe average $5-10 watch does not seem to last longer than half a year. \nAlternatively you may treat them too rough. Non-waterproof watches are exactly that and so on...\nYou get what you pay for. \nThough you still can loose the expensive watches... so it's your decision
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Hi there.....It might be an allergic reation to the nose-ring you are using. Our bodies act differantly to new and foreign objects. If you feel you have given it enough time to get use to it then you might want to go with a sergical steel or plastic. My sister has always had a problem with watches. If the back of the watch touches her skin the battery dies. Crazy but true. Just another fact proving we are all different. LOL. Hope this helps in some way. Good luck! Cowgirl
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Yes someone does:\n\nBest Buy \nCompUSA\njust to name a couple.\n\nIt doesn't work that way... The program on the CD is coded to transmit the correct key code and if the one you enter does not match the CD you used you won't be able to activate it.\n\nI'm sorry. It is no different then if you dropped and broke your favorite watch. You will have to replace it with a new one.
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There has never been any clinical trials or studies by any reputable organization (either private or governmental) that has proven that "Vibration" is any more valid than the electronic abdominal stimulators which have proven to be totally useless.  Perhaps it is time for Quackwatch to investigate it for its merits.  But I think if someone is going to cough up US$10,000 for the latest model or US$4,000 for the "personal" model, that one has to find scientific evidence that this "vibration therapy" even works.  So far I have not found anything positive about the Power Plate other than their own sales websites around the world.
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Magnetic resistance cycles are much more quiet than the old fashioned belt tension system. I think you should be concerned about if it has a hand-grip heart-rate monitor. I recommend chest strap heart-rate monitor but they are more expensive. You can visit the URL I sent with this reply. I hope this helps.
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I once read about a device with which reconditioning may be achieved 90% of the time on some types of batteries by applying a very brief, high voltage pulse (kinda like a camera's flash system) across the terminals of individual rechargeable cells.  I tried an improvised version of it with NiCD and sealed lead batteries, and it seemed to work most of the time.  I couldn't find plans for the device when I searched just now, though, so I can't really tell you more than that.  Unless you're knowledgeable in the field of electronics, I suggest you just get another battery because the method of recycling I just described may be dangerous.
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I tried one from GNC a while ago. All it did was make my heart beat super fast. It was terrible. I'd suggest if you need to lose weight to try Weight Watchers. I'm on it right now and I've lost 50 pounds. It's the only way I've been able to lose weight. Good luck! :)
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The issue about standby mode is not what the instantaneous consumption is, it is the amount of time that it remains on standby. In real terms standby on a telly may use only 5% of the power used when it is on. But say you watch telly 2 hrs a day, and leave it on standby for the other 22, you have used 1 x 2 power units watching it (=2) and 0.05 x 22 units in standby (=1.1)\nIf this example is correct, then 1.1 / 3  (37%) of the units your telly consumes are consumed in standby, which is a lot more than the 5% would seem to indicate. So turn 'em off
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First of all the correct name of that machine is "Van De Graaff" Generator; named after the person who invented it.\nSecond, congratulations on your choice. I won a science fair by making one. I can assure you that the home-made ones are safe; the voltage gets high but not the amperage. Actually I play with it, sparkling by my fingers (I do not suggest doing so for a long time). The problem might be that, it terribly ionizes the air; not so good to breathe.\nAnd finally I have build mine base upon the article I have mentioned here as source.
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Time to get a new watch.\nYour computer should have an updated time synchronized in it.
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People can and do change.\n\nBut don't set your watch to it.