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Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:48:10 -0800
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
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From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: clock
Comments: To: Jeff Clayman <jclayman@MASSMED.ORG>
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Many times it's one of the electrolytic capacitors in the clock. It dries out after 20+ years. Somewhere on the web there are good instructions on how to replace the offending cap. Somewhat faulty memory tells me it's a 100 uF 16 Volt unit. It's not difficult to pull the clock out, and you'll see the cap(s). They are commonly available parts.

I've fixed three Vanagon clock with this fix. Sure, a bad circuit board trace could happen, or an active component could have died. But, in my experience, that's it. 80's vintage Mercedes clocks are quite similar, and I've also fixed them with new cap(s).

Jon

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Jeff Clayman wrote:

> My clock just stopped working. Any typical problems with these? 87 vAN. > > Jeff >


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