P3 and Date II date command function

[paulmondays]

Hi

I recently acquired a Date II and noticed the date command function lights up for 1.5 seconds, just like the time function. The date command functions on the P3s that I've seen will stay lit up as long as the button is depressed. The Date II display is the original dot matrix type and it seems pretty genuine, although I haven't looked inside yet. Does anybody know anything about this?

Paul

[bruce wegmann]

I remember seeing this in one other Pulsar Date II [never in a P3], a couple years ago. The module was very clean and original, and except for a bad time demand switch, was functioning perfectly. It may be there was some subtle change in the chip, and if so, makes this an interesting variation [there were certainly at least three manufacturers of chips; RCA, NorTech, and even Hughes...I found a Hughes-marked clock chip, complete with the distinctive Pulsar block-letter logo, in a P3]. The 1.5- second function timer may have been a proprietary feature from one of those manufacturers.

[paulmondays]

Thanks. It's a shame no one has written a definitive book on the pulsar story. There certainly seems to be enough material and knowledge out there.