<div dir="ltr">Another forwarded message .... It looks like we are having some problems with non-USGS emails. I've reported the problem to the Web folk.<div><br></div><div>From Mitch Withers:</div><div><br></div><div>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">We had a problem with the week rollover last August. I'm not sure this one</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">is the same because 1024 weeks is about 19 years. So if week 0 is 1999, then</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">this particular clock shouldn't have the problem for another 4 years or so.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">The first week rollover was in August of 1999 so this is suspicious but</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">many manufacturers put hooks in during the 90's to delay it (by 19 years</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">after the date of manufacture). For the XLAK we had to use F68 to set the</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">current year, then do a warm start to correct the problem.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Mitch</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI)</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">University of Memphis Ph: 901-678-4940</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Memphis, TN 38152 Fax: 901-678-4734</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<div><div><br></div><div>-----</div><div>Lind S. Gee</div><div><br></div><div>US Geological Survey </div><div>Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory </div><div>P.O. Box 82010 </div>
<div>Albuquerque NM 87198-2010</div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:lgee@usgs.gov" target="_blank">lgee@usgs.gov</a> </div><div>505-853-8887 - direct line 243-8887 DSN</div><div>505-846-5646 - ASL office 246-5646 DSN </div>
<div>505-846-6973 - fax</div></div>
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