AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Ernst Benz clock - how to set up?          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Instrument Flight Rules View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Peter Guest Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:07 pm    Post subject: Ernst Benz clock - how to set up? Hi I bought one of these from Aircraft Spruce USA a year ago. It stopped running; the battery seems to have gone flat, so I changed it. It now works, but the stopwatch RESET function takes the hands back to a weird position, not the 12:00 position which is what should happen. Aircraft Spruce have stopped selling this clock and have not helped. They can't even supply a manufacturer's part number (???) saying that they bought it on description alone... E/Benz in USA and Switzerland do not reply to emails or faxes at all - obviously deliberate. Does anyone know the procedure for setting it up, following a battery change? It cost USD 350 so I don't want to chuck it in the bin, and the aircraft is illegal for IFR without a clock... Incidentally this appears to be a $10 cheap clock mechanism, inside a fancy housing. Just like the previous clock I had, an LC-2 whose internals were about $2 and which cost $200. There is so much junk around in this business. Peter. -- Return address is invalid to help stop junk mail. E-mail replies to peter240 (AT) peter2000AB (DOT) co.uk but remove the A and the B. Please do NOT copy usenet posts to email - it is NOT necessary. Back to top Jim Macklin Guest Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Ernst Benz clock - how to set up? Are you sure the battery is installed with correct polarity? "Peter" <nospam (AT) nospam9876 (DOT) com> wrote in message news:uj6rk2tokofccrk4t9svj54tpfpaud3h57 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... | Hi | | I bought one of these from Aircraft Spruce USA a year ago. | | It stopped running; the battery seems to have gone flat, so I changed | it. | | It now works, but the stopwatch RESET function takes the hands back to | a weird position, not the 12:00 position which is what should happen. | | Aircraft Spruce have stopped selling this clock and have not helped. | They can't even supply a manufacturer's part number (???) saying that | they bought it on description alone... | | E/Benz in USA and Switzerland do not reply to emails or faxes at all - | obviously deliberate. | | Does anyone know the procedure for setting it up, following a battery | change? | | It cost USD 350 so I don't want to chuck it in the bin, and the | aircraft is illegal for IFR without a clock... | | Incidentally this appears to be a $10 cheap clock mechanism, inside a | fancy housing. Just like the previous clock I had, an LC-2 whose | internals were about $2 and which cost $200. There is so much junk | around in this business. | | Peter. | -- | Return address is invalid to help stop junk mail. | E-mail replies to peter240 (AT) peter2000AB (DOT) co.uk but remove the A and the B. | Please do NOT copy usenet posts to email - it is NOT necessary. Back to top Roy N5804F Guest Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Ernst Benz clock - how to set up? Peter, Would this be the clock you have ? http://www.princetonwatches.com/shop/GC9000.asp -- Roy Piper Archer N5804F "Peter" <nospam (AT) nospam9876 (DOT) com> wrote in message news:uj6rk2tokofccrk4t9svj54tpfpaud3h57 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... Quote: Hi I bought one of these from Aircraft Spruce USA a year ago. It stopped running; the battery seems to have gone flat, so I changed it. It now works, but the stopwatch RESET function takes the hands back to a weird position, not the 12:00 position which is what should happen. Aircraft Spruce have stopped selling this clock and have not helped. They can't even supply a manufacturer's part number (???) saying that they bought it on description alone... E/Benz in USA and Switzerland do not reply to emails or faxes at all - obviously deliberate. Does anyone know the procedure for setting it up, following a battery change? It cost USD 350 so I don't want to chuck it in the bin, and the aircraft is illegal for IFR without a clock... Incidentally this appears to be a $10 cheap clock mechanism, inside a fancy housing. Just like the previous clock I had, an LC-2 whose internals were about $2 and which cost $200. There is so much junk around in this business. Peter. -- Return address is invalid to help stop junk mail. E-mail replies to peter240 (AT) peter2000AB (DOT) co.uk but remove the A and the B. Please do NOT copy usenet posts to email - it is NOT necessary. Back to top Peter Guest Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 3:33 am    Post subject: Re: Ernst Benz clock - how to set up? Roy Yes, the exact one. Regarding the battery - the new battery is the right polarity, and the clock does run correctly. The only problem is that the stopwatch doesn't return to 12:00. There is probably a procedure for doing it but I can't find it. The seconds hand of the stopwatch is now OK (now idea why) but the minute hand isn't. Peter "Roy N5804F" <g4dyr*nuke_this*@earthlink.net> wrote Quote: Peter, Would this be the clock you have ? http://www.princetonwatches.com/shop/GC9000.asp Peter. -- Return address is invalid to help stop junk mail. E-mail replies to peter240 (AT) peter2000AB (DOT) co.uk but remove the A and the B. Please do NOT copy usenet posts to email - it is NOT necessary. Back to top Anno v. Heimburg Guest Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Ernst Benz clock - how to set up? Roy N5804F wrote: Quote: Would this be the clock you have ? Since this is a clock with an ETA movement, I would try to do it similarly to my Swatch chrono: Pull the adjustment knob for the clock, then press the buttons to change the position of the topwatch hands. No idea whether that works on the Benz, though. 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