Re: Outdoor temperature sensor . . .`

["natchmo" <nomorejunkthanx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Bruce and Robert for the suggestions.

The clock has an "inside" temperature as well. The inside temp seems to be
in synch with what it feels like it should be; sometimes if the sun hits it
it says 90 degrees inside.Like you said, I must be getting a signal from
somewhere else for the outside temp, and the sensor must be inside a house.

Thanks for the replies.

natchmo


"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "natchmo" <nomorejunkthanx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
>> I've got an "Atomic Clock" (La Crosse brand) which has an outdoor
>> temperature sensor. It seemed to be working OK, then the outdoor
> temperature
>> stopped working. I replaced the batteries in the sensor, and the clock,
> and
>> left the clock off for a few minutes to reset, then went through the
> proper
>> procedure to restart the clock by having the temp sensor going, then
>> restarting the clock, waiting for it to read the outdoor temperature
> before
>> setting the time, etc.
>
> If it's like my LaCrosse clock (it automatically sets the time according
> to
> radio broadcasts and projects the time on the ceiling with a small laser)
> it
> has a tiny hole for a paper clip reset on the back (right below and
> between
> the "SET" and "DISP" buttons).  Does yours have such a reset?
>
> It also sounds like someone close by might have a similar unit and you are
> reading the temperature from their unit although the registration
> procedure
> is supposed to avoid that.  It seems as if you may have registered someone
> else's transmission.  How close are the nearest neighbors?  How big was
> the
> store you bought it in?  I got mine at Target about two Christmases ago
> and
> I know they moved hundreds of them - and then stopped carrying them
> because
> there were so many returns.
>
> If the sender was in a place where it got wet, it could have shorted out
> and
> gone hinky.  The remotes aren't nearly as well sealed as the RadioShack
> weather sensors or the X-10 outdoor Hawkeye sensors.  IIRC, they aren't
> sealed at all.
>
> Mine usually goes blank where the outdoor temp. is supposed to be.  It
> sounds like yours is reading a room temperature somewhere (put another
> thermometer next to it to make sure it's not YOUR room temperature).
>
> If you're is like mine, there's an annoying and painfully specific
> "registration" sequence.  They also require you to set the time manually
> at
> first, which, in my mind, pretty much defeats the purpose of buying a
> clock
> "you never have to set!"
>
> --
> Bobby G.
>
>
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