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GFORCE POWER LED
CALENDAR CLOCK

GForce Power LED Calendar Clock, retail $99.95 (www.gadgetuniverse.com...)
Manufactured by (Unknown) for Alexander Innovation Wizard (www.alexiw.com)
Last updated 07-24-09

(In reference to the package I received from the Gadget Universe website at 2:49pm PDT on 04-16-08):
{sung like the Foreigner song "Feels Like the First Time"}
Feels like a flaaaaaash-liiiight...feels like a FLAAAA-aaaash-liiiight!!!
Feels like a flaaaaaash-liiiight...feels like a FL

BREAK IN 40959
READY.
CONT

?OUT OF DATA ERROR IN 49152
READY.

Let's try that again...as soon as I saw the return address on the package, I *knew* it wasn't a flashlight...

CONT

?CAN'T CONTINUE ERROR
READY.
LIST

40956 POKE53280,15:POKE53281,15:PRINT CHR$(147);
40957 READ A$
40958 PRINT A$
40959 PRINT A$
40960 END
49152 DATA "{b}Feels like a flaaaaaash-liiiight...feels like a {i}FLAAAA-aaaash-{/i}liiiight!!!{/b}"

READY.
49152 DTTA "{b}Feels like a cloooooccck...feels like a {i}CLOOOOOCCCCKKKK{/i}{/b}"
RUN

?SYNTAX ERROR IN 49152
READY.
49152 DATA "{b}Feels like a cloooooccck...feels like a {i}CLOOOOOCCCCKKKK{/i}{/b}"
RUN

Feels like a cloooooccck...feels like a CLOOOOOCCCCKKKK!!!
Feels like a cloooooccck...feels like a CLOOOOOCCCCKKKK!!!

READY.

This is a rather unique (and very large! - ~15 inches wide!) clock that displays the time, date, and temperature (in degrees Farenheit) on a large white LED display, and the day of the week (in blue & red LEDs) below the main display.

It is specifically designed to be hung on a wall using screws or headed nails who's heads fit into "keyhole" slots in the back of the clock especially intended for this purpose.

The display is large enough that it can be read nearly half a mile away - the time display anyway. The entire display (day, date, time, and temperature) consists of an amazing 404 LEDs - so it's bright enough to use as a nightlight in a very large room if desired; yet its power consumption is very low (measured at just 4 watts on a Kill-A-Watt meter!!!)

SIZE

This product is fairly complex, and I don't feel like writing a mini novella tonight, so I'll direct you to the manual that comes with the product...O the heck with it...it's easy enough to operate that the instructions for setting clocks I usually omit will be posted here anyway...

On the back of the clock, there are three buttons, marked "A", "B", and "C".
While the clock is plugged in and operating, momentarily press & release the "A" button to cycle through the "set" modes as shown here and in the following sequence:

YEAR, MONTH, DATE, HOUR, MINUTE.

Pressing & releasing the "B" button increments (increases) the value of the digits you wish to set (the digits you're setting will be flashing to let you know that's what you're adjusting at the moment).

*** VERY IMPORTANT!!! ***
The "B" button only increases the value; if you overshoot the value, you'll have to cycle forward through all possible values until you reach the one you want.

Once you have correct values for all of the digits, press & release the "C" button to "lock them in" and stop the flashing.

There are two "keyhole" openings on the back of the clock to allow you to hang it on the wall using screws; these keyhole openings are spaced 8.5" (21.6cm) apart. The larger portion of the holes are ~0.25" (~6.0mm or ~0.6cm) in diameter.

Plug the small plug on the end of the AC adapter's cord into the receptacle for it on the back of the clock, and plug the larger end of it into any standard (in north America anyway) 2- or 3-slot 110 to 130 volts AC 60Hz household receptacle.
Yes, that's all you need to do.

There is no backup battery, so I don't have to tell you which part to remove, gently place on the ground, kick into the weeds next to the mailbox, and then rather emphatically tell you not to.

There must be a fairly large capacitor (or "capacitator" as some people call them, or "condenser" as they were called decades ago) or a rechargeable battery inside, because the time & date settings are not lost when power is removed - at least they stayed correct when the unit was unplugged overnight (~9:00pm through ~6:17am the next morning - approximately 9 hours 17 minutes in this case).

The GForce Power LED Calendar Clock is not waterproof or drop-resistant; it was meant to be hung up somewhere and not {vulgar term for having had intercourse} with, not a flashlight meant to be thrashed, trashed, and abused. So I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown it in the {vulgar term for feces}bowl or the cistern, run over it, swing it against the concrete floor of a patio, use a sledgehammer to bash it open in order to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again

- candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout, a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or a pack-of-cards-sized instrument that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoñata is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon it punishments that a flashlight may have inflicted upon it.

So this section of the GForce Power LED Calendar Clock's web page will seem ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a web page about a flashlight.

It is not yet known whether this product will honour DST (daylight saving time) or not; this will be one of those "only time will tell" situations. This product will not be liked any less if it does not honour DST, as many other clocks do not.

Photograph of the front LED display; showing the time, date, temperature, and day of the week (in red).
The display indicates it is April 17, 2008 (a Thursday) at 6:54:02 PM, and the ambient temperature is 74°F.

Photograph of the unit on the back of a couch.

Photograph of the unit in operation.

***VERY IMPORTANT!!!***
This photograph does not show this clock operating as you would normally see it; please see
the photograph two above (the one showing the display) to get a better idea of how it really looks.

Photograph of the front LED display; showing the time, date, temperature, and day of the week (in red).
The display indicates it is August 03, 2008 (a Sunday) at 3:33:33 PM, and the ambient temperature is 77°F.
I took this particular photograph because the time display was all "3s".
This photograph is a bit furry; I did not have nearly enough time to retake it with the time displayed like this.

Photograph of the front LED display; showing the time, date, temperature, and day of the week (in red).
The display indicates it is August 11, 2008 (a Monday) at 11:11:12 AM, and the ambient temperature is 77°F.
I attempted to show the time display as all "1s", but as you can see, I missed by just one second.

Photograph of the front LED display; showing the time, date, temperature, and day of the week (in red).
The display indicates it is August 13, 2008 (a Wednesday) at 11:11:11 AM, and the ambient temperature is 77°F.
This photograph is a bit furry; I did not have nearly enough time to retake it with the time displayed like this.

Spectrographic plot

Spectrographic analysis of the white LEDs in this clock.

Spectrographic plot

Same as above; newer spectrometer software & settings used.

Spectrographic plot

Spectrographic analysis of the red LEDs in this clock.

Spectrographic plot

Same as above; newer spectrometer software & settings used.

Spectrographic plot

Spectrographic analysis of the blue LEDs in this clock.

Spectrographic plot

Same as above; newer spectrometer software & settings used.
USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.

TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on the Gadget Universe website on the morning of 04-12-08, and was received at 2:49pm PDT on 04-16-08.

Product was made in China.
A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.

The AC adapter has an output 9 volts AC at 800mA.

UPDATE: 00-00-00

PROS:

CONS:

MANUFACTURER: (Unknown) for Alexander Innovation Wizard
PRODUCT TYPE: Large day/date/time/temperature LED clock
LAMP TYPE: 3mm white, unknown size red & blue LED
No. OF LAMPS: 404
BEAM TYPE: N/A
SWITCH TYPE: Momentary pushbuttons (3) for modes
CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
BEZEL: N/A
BATTERY: N/A
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
WATER RESISTANT: No
SUBMERSIBLE: No
ACCESSORIES: AC adapter
SIZE: ~15" L, 8.9" H, 1.2" D
WEIGH: ~4 pounds
WARRANTY: Unknown/not stated

PRODUCT RATING:

Because this product is not intended to emit
light, the standard "star" rating will not be used.

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