Re: Amen to all that!
I have several large display MSF radio-controlled clocks about the house and garden. Maplin used to have regular sales where they slashed the price to £9.99 - only to restock the shelf at full price a couple of weeks later.
They use one "AA" battery that lasts a couple of years. Very useful for draining AA batteries that have become too weak to power other devices. Trouble is that there is an increasing backlog of such batteries that shower out of the "battery" cupboard when the door is opened.
Incidentally the separate MSF module in the clock looks like it might be the generic multi-voltage component that can be hooked up to an Arduino. The only apparent eBay source of those in Canada has stopped supplying to the UK.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
