Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:06:11 -0800
Reply-To:     thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: The Clock is always troublesome
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Sorry, I should have mentioned, I have a digital clock from a '86 Wofsburg
Westy.
Zoltan


-----Original Message-----
From: Neil N
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 10:38 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: The Clock is always troublesome

I really like my analogue clock. It is very accurate.

It isn't hard to wire a separate positive wire to the clock. I imagine
the same could be done for the negative connection. However. Doing
that might provide a small "surprise" for the next owner when they
remove the instrument cluster. On my '81 Westy, I installed a coolant
gauge in the clock face area. This required that I run a new long
fused wire to the positive connection on the clock; there is a male
push on connector at the clock. IIRC I had connected this wire to an
existing fuse at the OEM fuse panel. The clock draws very little
power.

With the instrument cluster apart, when re-installing the clock, I
found that if the ground connection of the blue foil was incorrectly
installed above the brass tab on the clock, the clock would not run.

image of same: http://tinyurl.com/la7mu93


On 12/19/14, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:

> Hi to all,
> Anytime I notice the clock is not working, I suspect there is something
> wrong with the connection with the film or the film itself has the copper
> burnt out like a fuse.
> Now, I’m trying to fix that burnt out part on it without much success.  I
> wonder if there is a sure way to fix it.
> Zoltan
>


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