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My wall clocks require monthly battery change?!! V.Expensive.. Help
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I've been looking at radio control clocks myself recently to use as accurate studio clocks, and analogue (tick tick, not sweep, sorry) ones start at just £20, which is cheaper than the LCD ones! So I think I may treat myself to a few :-)
Aldi had them for £9.99 each last week, I purchased one for my Daughter.
4 different designs.
Not sure if they will have any left, 3 year warranty.
They are sweep ones, so no tick tock.0 -
Aldi had them for £9.99 each last week, I purchased one for my Daughter.
...They are sweep ones, so no tick tock.0 -
Here is a link to them, there are 4 different designs, but they are on a one off, weekly offer, so they may sell out quickly.
http://uk.aldi.com/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_16879.htm0 -
savedmoney wrote: »Thanks paddyrg
This is the Maplin range online
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?MenuNo=77825&page=1
perhaps they may have more instore, but out of interest which of these do you think might be better for trial.
Thanks
The top two (hybrid/alwaysready) are low self discharge models, so should perfrom well in clocks (clocks permitting!)
Btw thanks to Inactive - I wish there was an Aldi nearby, closest is a £7 train away and I can't buy online, apparently! I appreciate the kind thought though!0 -
i dont understand either. ive got two seiko wall clocks in the house. cheap duracell batteries last about a year on average.Get some gorm.0
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I got a couple of clocks around the house and all batteries last well over a year so something cant be right with yours. I have been used cheap batteries odd time if I got hold of some rather than use other batteries
My Aldi radio control clock works for almost 2 years. M&S carriage clock in living room around a year and a basic Tesco clock for a couple of quid which I keep in garage (as I dont wear a watch) also I say last at least 9 months and all keep time0 -
sell the clocks and buy a cheap one
Slimming world start 28/01/2012 starting weight 21st 2.5lb current weight 17st 9-total loss 3st 7.5lb
Slimmer of the month February , March ,April
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Dont think so
I got two garages well one is a old garage cant use as a garage its sued for storing logs, lawn mower, paint etc now the other is a utility room
I keep clock near the window in the garage so when I am in garden I can look through window without having to walk the whole way rounddizziblonde wrote: »You're not my neighbour are you? He's got a clock mounted on the side of his garden shed!0 -
If it were me I would phone manufacturer to query the problem: either they are both similarly faulty which seems strange, or they obviously draw a lot of current as standard.
Either way I would say they are unfit for purpose -there is no way you would buy them and expect to change the batteries six time per year.
The trouble is now, if I read it correctly you have had them two years.
An average battery life in such a clock is around 12 months.0
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