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Article #971How does the Dallas Semiconductor chip retain the time?
From: Jordan K. Hubbard
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 14:08
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 14:08
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Not having any specs on my chip (I got it from Steve Liggett), I was wondering.. I figure it either has a very small lithium-type battery someplace (in which case I wonder about its lifetime), or a small nuclear reactor of the Pons & Fleischman (or Fleischman/Pons, for our english readers) type. If it's the latter, how often do I need to sprinkle it with heavy water? I suppose it might also be a sliver of plutonium and a miniature thermocouple, but that's REALLY farfetched! :-) :-) :-) for the sarcasm impaired. Jordan
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