Well, I guess I'll have to do a little investigative work on the module when I pull the instrument panel next week to install the new brake light switches. Thanks for the info, David. Warren (trying to get back home ;-) On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:50 PM, David Beierl<dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 07:31 PM 7/23/2009, Warren Lail wrote: >> >> US and ended up in say, Europe, I suppose. Because now my clock >> displays the hours in the 24 hour format. Does anyone know how I can >> get back to the USA (i.e., the 12 hour format)? > > Warren, open up the clock module (take your time, it has to go back together > again). When you get down to the circuit board, you'll see two adjacent > pairs of solder pads, one labelled 12h and the other 24h. You want to end > up with the 12h pads shorted together with solder and a bit of wire, and the > 24h pads open between them. That orta do it -- if not, then it's probably > time for a new clock module. I suspect that the 12h pads were just bridged > by solder and that it has cracked. > > d > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" > |
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