Actually you have the wrong link Diggles
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http://wiki.project1999.org/index.ph...ld_of_Thistles
9 ticks @L9 to 6.5 minutes @L65
So for those of you awesome at math .. 9x6 = 54 seconds, or 8 ticks since you don't really count the first.
So yes, 48 seconds is about right when you first get it. It gets better with age, but you'll soon have replaced it.