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Originally Posted by morrisma  I wonder if you could reset the internal clock without soldering or taking the thing apart.
Possibility #1: Try removing the user battery and waiting until the internal battery died (several days maybe) or
Possibility #2: Try shorting the user battery terminals for a few minutes (battery removed of course) to rush the discharge of the internal battery. With the user battery out, use a paper clip to connect the metal tabs where the plus & minus of the user battery would touch.
Seems like a fun project to defeat the meter masters. If I had such a meter I would try it myself.
Mike |
#1 The user battery usually does not recharge the internal battery. It is used to keep the data in the EPROM. Like on a desk top when the mother board battery dies it needs to be replaced.
#2 Undesirable things happen when you short out batteries. Sometimes they can actually blow up. Shorting it out tries to release all of the stored energy at once and it creates a lot of heat.
