Re: (ATM) Cheap Clock Drive

[PAugello@aol.com]

In a message dated 95-09-29 08:25:41 EDT, you write:

> Another idea occurs to me: directly
>drive the polar axis using one of those timers used to turn lights on and
>off at preset times. The model I have has a synchronous motor and is geared
>to
>rotate the dial once in 24 hours.

Larry:
     What about the difference between solar and sidereal rates?
     I once got a mechanical alarm clock so I could slow it down enough to
tell sidereal time.