Timex SSQ - Understanding TIMEX SSQ Technology; The Liquid Crystal Display System

The
Liquid
Cryatal
Display System.
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Your
TIMEX
SSQ
shows you the
time
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or
the
date
or
counts
off
seconds.
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how
does
it
work?
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the
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SSQ
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glass
plates.
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plates
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shape
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across
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1.
Polarizing
fi
lm.
2. Top glass
plate
with
electrodes
in
the
form
of
segmented
numbers.
3. Liquid
crystals
confined
by
spacer.
4.
Bottom
gtass
pl
ate
with
electrodes.
5.
l'alarizing
film
with
reflector
backing.