Pretty sure that 2034 is where Unix date/time rolls over. It sounds like when reading the time, the processor is getting all 1s or somthing like that. I assume the clock chip is external in empeg?

Unix date/time is a signed 32 bit number meaning a maximum of roughly 2 billion seconds or 68 odd years. With an epoch of Jan 1 1966, that makes it roll over in 2034.

Sounds like hardware could be a prob.

Edit: Unix date/time epoch is actually jan 1 1970 but I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track.