JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to GREG MAYMAN:

GM> GM> Nowadays, mains driven clocks are rare, but you can use a relay
GM> GM> across the motor to switch a battery clock on/off.

GM> RJT> Last one I bought wasn't that long ago,  at Wal-Mart,  for around $8
GM> RJT> or so.  Got Wal-Mart where you are,  August?

GM>I haven't seen a mains-driven clock on sale for many years.

GM>Since most of that kind of stuff is made in Asia, I guess the
GM>problems of 110/240v and 50/60 Hz were just too much for them.

JE> Nope, it would be my opinion that digital is considerably less
JE> expensive to produce than a motor clock.

Yeah,  probably.

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