WP-34S: Stopwatch - bug, feature, or user error?

[walter b]

(05-10-2014 01:12 PM)Brad Barton Wrote:  

(05-10-2014 06:06 AM)walter b Wrote:  Since displaying tenths is startup default, let me suggest: IF tenths are turned off AND the stopwatch is running THEN automatic power down shall be turned off.

How about the following: IF tenths are turned of AND stopwatch is running, THEN automatic power down is enabled AND the time difference is carried forward to power up AND stopwatch is re-started with the time difference added.

Not sure I like it because it's error prone. Even though the user is supposedly unconcerned about the accuracy of the stopwatch in this scenario, the calculator would be showing a result with the potential inaccuracy of +/- 1 sec. This error could also increase to n*(+/-1 sec) with n power down cycles. I would tend not to trust an instrument that could return erroneous results.

Exactly therefore I made my suggestion as I did above. Please don't propose something you already know it's worse. Perhaps my English left space for improvement, so let me rephrase my suggestion:
"IF tenths are turned off AND the stopwatch is running THEN automatic power down shall be disabled."
As Marcus indicated, the stopwatch alone won't drain the batteries quickly.

d:-)

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