Has your microwave clock jumped 20mins fast?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

This is crazy. Our stove and microwave clock are ahead and apparently a lot of people around the country too.

The explanation I read is:
“Based on some research it may be TTEC’s generators causing the glitch...

“Most digital clocks in microwaves are frequency based. North America is on a 60 cycle frequency, it keeps time based on that, if the frequency of the AC increases, the clock will run faster, and if the frequency decreases, it will run slower. Are you on "shore power" or "generator power" ? Depending on the input frequency, the microwave clock will either be accurate (60 Hz), fast (>60Hz) or slow (<60Hz)”

[gastly369]

Hossssssss


I had to adjust the stove digital clock... And was wondering howww just so the time went off... Only time I ever had to adjust was power outage and its a full reset flashing till you set the correct time

[The_Honourable]

This is a thing!?

Last night I adjusted the stove digital clock which was about 20 mins fast. My alarm clock is now 10 minutes fast.

[teems1]

wow. it's not me alone.

[VexXx Dogg]

Those be the spirits of tuners who went to bantanamo and never returned, now vengeful spirits traversing power and data lines to wreak havoc no matter where those who wronged them may be.

[MaxPower]

I don’t ever trust the time on a stove or microwave.

Everytime i have people over its always “or hor that time wrong”

[killercow]

Mine correct. Haven't had to set it in a while.

[redmanjp]

hoss is true, though only one of them was off

duane where did u get the info from?

[phreakazoid]

Who sets the clocks on stoves and microwaves though?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Arite duane, yuh come good deh...cuz for the past week we trying to figure out who reset all ours

[adnj]

It's more likely that your home had a short power outage near 12:00 that reset the digital clocks.

Digitally controlled ovens rely on an internal clock crystal to control the cooking cycle times.

Any microcontroller will require an adjacent clock circuit for operation.

In the example below, the clock (XTAL) is at the center of the bottom edge.

[K74T]

Experienced this with my stove as well

[assassin]

Mine remain unchanged. Still showing 88:88

[gtiracer]

WTAF.... both off by 24 mins.. never really relied on them for time..

[Zalos]

My microwave and stove was off time, I thought was someone that set it faster on purpose (will feel you late, but actually 5mins early), but then said person actually commented that the time was way off (like 15mins) so I guessing it wasnt them

[Dave]

Microwave went birzirk! *Plays twilight zone music*

[teems1]

When power goes even momentarily, the numbers blink until someone sets it again.

My microwave even gives a message indicating to set the time.

It's more likely that your home had a short power outage near 12:00 that reset the digital clocks.

Digitally controlled ovens rely on an internal clock crystal to control the cooking cycle times.

Any microcontroller will require an adjacent clock circuit for operation.

In the example below, the clock (XTAL) is at the center of the bottom edge.

[MG Man]

Not sure how to check this 20 minute thing. Help pls

[SMc]

Not sure how to check this 20 minute thing. Help pls

Man like you have to look for when the sun jump 5 degrees ahead of where it should be.

[VexXx Dogg]

Not sure how to check this 20 minute thing. Help pls

This model has the clock inside.
Put your head (any one) inside, hold down the door switch and start

[MG Man]

all ten

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

hoss is true, though only one of them was off

duane where did u get the info from?

Seems to be a thing
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... y-grid-spd

[adnj]

hoss is true, though only one of them was off

duane where did u get the info from?

Seems to be a thing
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... y-grid-spd

From the story:

"Electric clocks steered by the frequency of electricity through the power line, rather than by a quartz crystal, gradually lost time this year. Devices like plug-in clocks and microwaves may show a delay of nearly six minutes in most of the continent."

[VexXx Dogg]

Even with internet time like NTP you get some level of drift over time - magnitude is seconds, though.

[timelapse]

Mine normal.

[DMan7]

Is obvious, electricity went at 11:40 PM so nobody noticed as they were asleep and then came back on very quickly resetting it back to it's default 12:00 hence the 20 minutes fast.

[teems1]

Then the numbers would be blinking.

They were normal.

Is obvious, electricity went at 11:40 PM so nobody noticed as they were asleep and then came back on very quickly resetting it back to it's default 12:00 hence the 20 minutes fast.

[DMan7]

Then the numbers would be blinking.

They were normal.

Is obvious, electricity went at 11:40 PM so nobody noticed as they were asleep and then came back on very quickly resetting it back to it's default 12:00 hence the 20 minutes fast.

Ahh ok, I have digital clocks that don't blink though after electricity returns it just stays at 12:00 and runs as normal from there onwards.

[Rovin]

well i must be d only man who never bothered to ever set clock on my mw & stove ...

[adnj]

Then the numbers would be blinking.

They were normal.

Is obvious, electricity went at 11:40 PM so nobody noticed as they were asleep and then came back on very quickly resetting it back to it's default 12:00 hence the 20 minutes fast.

Not necessarily. There will likely be a decay time for the power supply circuit to the microcontroller that is great than any decay in the clock circuit. This is common.

If the power interruption is short enough, you may see this behavior.