My LaCrosse radio-controlled WT 3144 clock is ticking very fast! The minute hand takes 8 sconds to make 1 complete rotation. The second hand ticks in place every second. During this moment the minute hand pauses. Correction -- the second hand will advance 4 seconds while the clock is in a horizontal position.

If you have the LaCrosse WT-8-29U, it isn't hard to set the unit manually. After the unit receives the signal from the NIST radio station and sets itself (or fails to receive the signal), turn the clock around. (If you have it on a wall, take it down first.) Press and release the Set button (left-most button). Then press the + key (the button to the right of Set) to toggle through to MST. If you press and release Set again, you can use the + key to toggle DST on and off.
The manual for the WT-8029U is available here: http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/8029/manual.pdf .

I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells

The three small dials on this watch are all part of a "stopwatch" system. The small dial at the 12 o'clock is for tenths of a second( each half circle completed is one second or 1 whole rotation equals 2 seconds.) the small dial at the 6 o'clock counts a full 60 seconds for each revolution, and the dial at the 9 o'clock counts minutes(one full circle equaling an hour.) when the stop watch is started the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock dials will start at the same time. you will notice that every half turn on the top dial equals one "tick" on the bottom dial. After the first minute of timing the top dial will stop ticking as it is for more precise timing of things that take less than 1 minute. each full rotation of the bottom dial will then equate to one "tick" of the 9 o'clock dial. hence the three dials counting tenths of a second, seconds and minutes. the setting of these dials is fairly easy once you understand the purpose. on the side of the watch there are two buttons(one top and one bottom) with a setting wheel in the center. When in use the top button starts and stops the stopwatch and the bottom button resets the counters. To set the watch simply pull the center wheel away from the watch all the way(2 clicks) set your minute hand and hour hand and then tap the bottom button repeatedly until the small dials all line up straight up. once that is done push the center wheel button halfway into the watch or one click to set the date. then simply push the wheel the rest of the way in and voila!!! hope this answers some questions

The manual for one of their clocks says the clock will change the second hand to two-second intervals to conserve energy when the battery voltage gets low. Perhaps your battery is VERY low.

When the battery is installed the second hand will advance eight seconds (2 seconds per step x 4 steps). The clock is now searching for a signal. For the initial setting it is recommended to stand the clock in an upright position near a window. Within five minutes the clock will either receive the WWVB signal and set itself to the exact time, or it will determine that the signal is not receivable at its current location and time of day. If a signal is not receivable it will fast-forward the hands to the 4, 8, or 12 o'clock position and search for WWVB each hour until a signal is received. If the time is manually set the clock will continue to periodically search for a signal and automatically reset the hands when the signal is received.

Directions:
http://www.klockit.com/PDFs/lacrossemanuals/AnalogWallClocks.pdf

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La Crosse Technology, Ltd

2809 Losey Blvd. S.

La Crosse, WI 54601

Phone: 608.782.1610

Fax: 608.796.1020

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It may be that the battery is getting near the end of its life.

It isn't that hard to get the clock to stop ticking.

Disconnect power to stove so that you do not get a shock.

Take off back panel screws behind the clock.

disconnect the wires to the clock.

Make sure that the wires are not touching anything metal. If they are not insulated, you will want to tape them.

Do not use the hammer to the dial method to get the clock to stop. It is fast but may cause damage.

See http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/3143a/manual.pdf Press the unmarked button for 1 second. That turns DST on and off.