Mike,
I've noticed an absence of replies to your question which perhaps suggests
this is a slightly unique problem. I can, however, report a similar issue
with my 10" LX200 - despite replacing the back-up battery I find the
internal clock to run ridiculously slow when not powered up (i.e. only gains
20mins every 1 hour). This "behaviour" is however a little sporadic, and
sometimes it will keep good time over a day or so, but invariably after a
week or more the time (and the date) will be way out. On some occasions the
problem arises after little more than a couple of hours after shutdown. For
the first 12 months of using the LX200 I had no such problems (funny how
these issues arise just after the warranty expires).

I think I recall a similar post about 12 months ago, and someone had
suggested the clock IC was probably on the blink. I can't recall if this
chip is easily replaceable, and I have to confess I have not been too
bothered to find out and I just accept that I probably need to reset the
date/time each time I start-up. I wonder if there is anyone out there who
has ever removed/replaced the back-up clock chip??

Stephen Voss

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>Subject: [M]: date time loss
>Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 1:37 PM
>

> I've been a MAPUG subscriber for a few years.  I seldom post - just read alot
> and try to learn.  I appreciate all of the expertise available to us
> beginners.  If you have any thoughts on this and have time to respond, I
> would appreciate it greatly.
>
> My 10" LX200 will not hold the time and date in memory after a shutdown of
> more than a minute.  Battery has been replaced and checked for proper
> voltage.  I suspected the battery contacts but proper voltage is available
> on the circuit board at the first available contact beyond the battery.  Time
> to send it to Meade??
>
> I didn't find any reference to this problem on Doc's site.  Thanks for any
> comments.
>
> Mike Steiner

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