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  • Re: TZ Clock issue

    From Dr. WTF@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 13:23:59
    On 1969-12-31 5:00 p.m., Jimmy Mac wrote:

    Does anyone have any good advice on where to begin testing on a dead TZ clock?

    It has power, that's clear by the lights and all but on boot up, the self check reads out that the clock is dead. Would an Opto keep the clock from turning at all? I have traced all of the connectors as good and could see no obvious damage to the clock board (in clock) nor the sub board under the playfield.

    Tips or suggestions?

    Thanks!

    Jim..


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    New Years Eve 1969 and the poor guy is still waiting. Then again TZ was
    not released until 1993 so someone's clock is way out of whack.

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  • From Scott Lurndal@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 01, 2026 00:51:39
    "Dr. WTF" <blowitout@yourass.org> writes:
    On 1969-12-31 5:00 p.m., Jimmy Mac wrote:

    Does anyone have any good advice on where to begin testing on a dead TZ clock?

    It has power, that's clear by the lights and all but on boot up, the self
    check reads out that the clock is dead. Would an Opto keep the clock from
    turning at all? I have traced all of the connectors as good and could see no >> obvious damage to the clock board (in clock) nor the sub board under the
    playfield.

    Tips or suggestions?

    Thanks!

    Jim..


    <--> The Blood Stone BBS - Telnet/HTTP www.bsbbs.com <-->
    \/ WWIVSN Node 1@707 - Sonoma County California \/




    New Years Eve 1969 and the poor guy is still waiting. Then again TZ was
    not released until 1993 so someone's clock is way out of whack.

    More likely the posting software is broken. DEC-31-1969 23:59:59
    is the start of the Unix epoch (Unix reckons time by keeping a
    running count of seconds since the start of the epoch)[*]. The value
    zero will translate to the time string seen in the OP.

    [*] Usenet began on unix, so the NNTP timestamps use unix time values.

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  • From Tony@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 13:53:06
    Dr. WTF wrote:
    On 1969-12-31 5:00 p.m., Jimmy Mac wrote:

    Does anyone have any good advice on where to begin testing on a dead
    TZ clock?

    It has power, that's clear by the lights and all but on boot up, the self
    check reads out that the clock is dead. Would an Opto keep the clock from
    turning at all? I have traced all of the connectors as good and could
    see no
    obvious damage to the clock board (in clock) nor the sub board under the
    playfield.

    Tips or suggestions?

    Thanks!

    Jim..


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    New Years Eve 1969 and the poor guy is still waiting.˙ Then again TZ was
    not released until 1993 so someone's clock is way out of whack.


    I just know how to bust everything not fix anything.

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