Hi Guys,
I really can't believe you are still using the clocks I collect. Someone said They were good 50 years ago
so what is wrong with them now? Well easy, they are 50 years older now! Clocks becoming on age will
become less accurate. Especially the Toulet with dials.
You buy a good serviced, like new T2 for 50 GBP and a like new T3 for 80GBP. Is that really too much for
accuracy in the sport?
If you want to know the age of your clock, look at the serialnumber. If it ends at 07 it is 1993, 06 1994,
05 1995, 04 1996 and so on. 00 is 2000 and then they go from 99 2001, 98 2002, 97 2003 and so on.
It is like this: The T2 has nothing. At the end of the lifetime of the battery the clock is dead, so if
you want to be sure you have a good working clock, change the battery after 10 years.
The T3 is a different story. When a clock receives a new battery the clock will be reprogrammed and the
end of life of the battery is programmed. Junior normally sets this at 8 years for the normal battery and
10 years for the super lithium battery. You can check for yourself, take your clock and set the date. When
you change the years you will see that the batterysymbol is flashing 8 years from your last batterychange.
To be honoust, it is useless message. This system is only good for selling new batteries because people get nervous
when they see the symbol is flashing. I have also seen T3's which were heavily used where the battery was
gone after 6 years so they never saw the flashing.
The only batterycheck which is reliable is the Benzing CC. It measures the voltage of the batteries and when
it comes under a certain value it will start flashing.
In fact the T2 is a very good alternative for a T3. In Blackpool I normally sell
T3's for 80-100 pounds and they sell very good. At the same time I sell T2's for
30-40 pounds (with a new battery!) and they don't sell at all.
And the battery lasts longer in a T2. Where a T3 is dead after 6-10 years I have
had T2's with a 17 years old battery still running!
Greetings from Holland!