[LEAPSECS] Lets get REAL about time.

Tom Van Baak tvb at LeapSecond.com
Tue Jan 24 23:15:24 EST 2012



> Or it could move from 00 back to 59...


The way wristwatch stepper motor are designed you can't go
counter-clockwise. So you either stay at 59 or 00 for 2 seconds,
or like my earlier reply, for those continuous sweep motors, you
could probably alter +/- the rate by a factor of two or 1.5 or 1.25
or 1.125, depending on the motor.

/tvb




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