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Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:01:31 -0800
Reply-To:   neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: Disconnecting my loud ticking clock?
Comments:   To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:   <47802107.5080403@gmail.com>
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Mr Rocket.

You are scaring me!

I'll n-n-never dry camp alone in the woods again!

N-n-n-neil.

On Jan 5, 2008 4:29 PM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, Don camps in the California desert a lot. Can get real quiet out > there. Too quiet. A loudly-ticking clock could cover up the sound of a > crazed Charlie Manson-like ax murderer creeping up on you in the dark. In > the night. In the dark. Alone. > > tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick > > "What was that?" > > tick tick tick tick tick > > "I didn't hear anything." > > "Shh -- listen!" > > tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick > > "I still don't hear any -- ARRGGH, NO!" CRASH "HELP! SOMEBODY HELP US, > HE'S GOT AN AX, HE'S GOT AN . . . " > > tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > > On 1/5/2008 4:07 PM Mike Collum wrote: > > > It would probably be better if you first pulled the instrument cluster > > so you can maneuver it and see well, but, if you look at the back of the > > clock (front of the bus) you'll easily see both electrical connections. > > One is even labeled +12v. > > > > You do realize that there are those that have been trying, to no avail, > > to get their analog clocks running, huh? I can almost sense the heads > > shaking. LOL > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > dhanson@gorge.net wrote: > >> One message just dissapeared from my screen, so if this is a duplicate, sorry. I need > >> advice/direction on how to silence my clock in an 84 regular van. I don't see an obvious connection > >> to the clock from the printed circuit "foil" and I don't get how to find it on the Bently wiring > >> page with enough confidence to go cutting a circuit.. > >> I have plenty of other time-pieces around in my van and the analog clock is quite irritating when > >> all is quiet around camp. > >> Thanks all, > >> Don Hanson > >> >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/


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