>        i don't think using the mains for refrence frequency will give
>you a stable clock.

Vishram, maybe not in India but here in the USA the mains are a very
reliable source, accurate to within seconds per month.  It varies in
reliability greatly from country to country.  For a thing we did for
Taiwan, we were pretty certain there wouldn't be ANY power for extended
periods of time.

"It all depends..."

Andy

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