diff --git a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/DaqScaler.java b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/DaqScaler.java
index 8ae107969c..22a8e18f9c 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/DaqScaler.java
+++ b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/DaqScaler.java
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ public void add(DaqScaler other) {
     protected void calibrate(IndexedTable fcupTable,IndexedTable slmTable,double seconds,double liveSeconds) {
 
         if (this.clock > 0) {
+
+            String prefix = String.format("clocktest [%s]", this.getClass().getSimpleName());
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: -----------", prefix));
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: toString: %s", prefix, this.toString()));
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: seconds=%f  liveSeconds=%f", prefix, seconds, liveSeconds));
+
             final double fcup_slope  = fcupTable.getDoubleValue("slope",0,0,0);  // Hz/nA
             final double fcup_offset = fcupTable.getDoubleValue("offset",0,0,0); // Hz
             final double fcup_atten  = fcupTable.getDoubleValue("atten",0,0,0);  // attenuation
@@ -97,6 +103,10 @@ protected void calibrate(IndexedTable fcupTable,IndexedTable slmTable,double sec
                 this.beamCharge = q * fcup_atten / fcup_slope;
                 this.beamChargeGated = qg * fcup_atten / fcup_slope;
             }
+
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: BANK fcup=%d  fcupGated=%d", prefix, this.fcup, this.gatedFcup));
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: CCDB fcup_offset=%f  fcup_slope=%f  fcup_atten=%f", prefix, fcup_offset, fcup_slope, fcup_atten));
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s: clockFreq=%f  beamCharge=%f  beamChargeGated=%f", prefix, this.clockFreq, this.beamCharge, this.beamChargeGated));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/Dsc2Scaler.java b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/Dsc2Scaler.java
index 5f48d43421..dd947e0988 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/Dsc2Scaler.java
+++ b/common-tools/clas-detector/src/main/java/org/jlab/detector/scalers/Dsc2Scaler.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public Dsc2Scaler() {}
      * @param seconds dwell time, provided in case the clock rolls over
      */
     public Dsc2Scaler(Bank bank, IndexedTable fcupTable, IndexedTable slmTable, double seconds) {
-        this.clockFreq=1e6;
+        this.clockFreq=1e6; // FIXME: this is what's actually used
         this.read(bank);
         this.calibrate(fcupTable,slmTable,seconds);
     }
@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ public final void read(Bank bank) {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}