Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:48:17 -0500
Reply-To: ANTONY MARSH <apetermarsh@ME.COM>
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From: ANTONY MARSH <apetermarsh@ME.COM>
Subject: Re: 1991 digital clock
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Y'know, maybe a year ago someone posted a link to a not too large multi function readout that sat on top of the instrument cluster cowl. I think it had a clock included as well as outside temperature and several other duties I can't recall.
Would anyone remember this?
Might be cheaper than getting a used factory original - just a thought.
Peter Marsh
On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:28 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> What exactly is "broken" about your clock? If it is something like missing characters or something, that problem can be solved by removing the LCD glass and zebra strip connection to PC board, gentle cleaning of both with isopropyl alcohol, and reassembly. If no display at all, well then that's another issue....bad PCB electronics or no power to it, etc.
>
> Anyway, I fixed my clock on 85 Vanagon by taking apart and cleaning as described. All back to normal and that was 5 years ago.
>
> Rich
> San Diego
>
> --- On Wed, 3/6/13, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: 1991 digital clock
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 10:06 AM
>
> Ah yes, “pursuit of perfection when good enough will do” makes Vanagon
> ownership even more of a hassle! However, pulling out my phone to check the
> time while driving is cumbersome with the seat belt blocking pocket access!
> I guess I could wear a wrist watch. Or stick one on the dash . . .
>
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>
> Stuart
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> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 6:37 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 1991 digital clock
>
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>
> Van Cafe says ...'tested in-house by our bolt rounders'....very cute. I like
> that, 'bold rounders. '
>
> I find so many other more important things to fix on all my various vanagons
> and the other ones I work on that if the digital clock is a problem
> ...sometimes I just blank them off with black vinyl tape.
>
> We have so many other time devices everywhere these days anyway . Trying not
> to know what time it is would be a problem even.
>
>
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> On 3/5/2013 9:24 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> Van Café, but out of stock:
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_558_832/used_factory_digital_clock.htm
> l
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> And here is a piece from Vanagon.com on using one from a Golf (if you can
> find one!) http://www.vanagon.com/problems/clock.htm
>
> Hopefully someone can come up with something else.
>
> Stuart
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