La Crosse Technology - 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

The clock is unfit to serve its intended purpose. It is plagued by erratic operation, a locking second hand its inability to sync into the WWVB signal.

Do not get this model until they improve the design or change the movement.

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

Two purchased examples of this clock show that it's not fit for the purpose for which it is intended, i.e. keeping time.

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Don't have to adjust it to correct time shown.

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

Works and looks as advertised

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Perfect size for the location which is limited. Looks great in my new kitchen!

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

I've purchased other atomic clocks before so was a little concerned about the cheap price on this one. This clock looks and performs as well as the other clocks I've purchased for more money. Great purchase!

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

The clock is nice, however the second hand sticks on 9 and 10

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

This radio controlled clock is a replacement for a similar older clock produced by the same manufacturer. The old clock was 8 - 10 years old and worked well except that it was produced well before the change in the daylight saving time start / end dates and it continued switch to or from DST on the old dates. Because of this, I read the literature and reviews carefully before ordering the new one. I read that the new La Cross radio controled clocks now change to and from DST based on a bit in the radio signal, so they should continue work properly even if the DST dates change again.

In reading the reviews, I saw that one of the most frequent negative comments was the clock would fail to set automatically. I agree that that is frustrating. The WWV radio tranasmitter is located in Colorado. Here in Virginia, the signal is weak. Fortunately for me, the clock sets itself reliably over night in the location where I have hung it. I am sure it would not set itself if I had it in my basement. I have a radio controlled desk clock (different manufacturer) that I use at work. It will not set itself overnight in my office building even I set it in a window. I have to leave it in my car overnight every week or so for it to set itself.

I really like having a precise clock that is battery powered so it is not affected by power failures.

Will one of these clocks work you? Probably the only way to know for sure is to get one and try it out.

One criticism I have is that if you have to set the time manually, it is difficult to set the clock precisly (+/- several seconds).

The instructions say to start with a fresh AA battery. I agree. I started by inserting the battery from the old clock in the new one. The clock seemed to run ok, but would not set itself. New AA batteries are generally 1.6 volts and it turned out that the old one I was trying to use was down to 1.25 volts.

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

What a piece of junk. First, it cannot pick up a signal in a place that a different Atomic Clock works fine, so it's receiver is inferior. Second, after manually setting it, I came home to find the dial spinning. I left it alone thinking it was searching for a signal, but it spun for 2+ hours before I pulled the battery (making a whirring sound the whole time, of course). Finally it settled down and just holds the manual setting, but after 2 weeks the second hand stopped moving, so now it appears to be broken, but the minute/hour hand do still work. Not recommended.

Comments about La Crosse Technology 10" Atomic Wall Clock in Silver:

I installed the battery, hung it on my wall and the next morning it was set to the exact time. It is the only clock that I ever had that when the seconds tick the hand hit dead center on the second.minute mark for the full 360 degrees and the minute hand clicks to the minute mark as the second hand hits 12 0'clock. If you like detail like I do this is a good little detail clock.