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From: ragg0270@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard Alan Gerber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: noisy power line making clock run fast?
Summary: fast clock caused by power source?
Keywords: A2000HD, clock
Message-ID: <1990Dec10.163233.8478@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 10 Dec 90 16:32:33 GMT
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Thanks to all who replied about the fast system clock in my new A2000HD.
A few people responded that their A2000s had fast clocks also and that 
the cause was attributed to noise in the power line, even though it
looked OK on a scope.

Sure enough, if a plug my computer into a socket across the room, the 
clock works OK. 

Question (for Dave H?): Is the A2000 really that sensitive to any noise
in the 60Hz line voltage. My A1000 and a Mac Plus have always worked 
just great plugged into the same source. I can not find anything else
plugged into this circuit. Is it possible something is wrong with
my computer?

(This is really a pain, since I like to use the datestamp feature of SAS/C
5.10.)

Thanks,
Richard
gerber@rigel.astro.uiuc.edu
ragg0270@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu