My 84 shows the correct hour - most of the time ... but always shows either
an unreadable set of minutes or "88."  And, I haven't been able to adjust
the hour for EST/DST for a few years now ...
SamC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: clock

My '84 has the temperature related clock hibernation behaviour.
I understand that its probably the capacitor failing and its an easy fix,
but I just don't care.

Its just another sign of autumn.   :)

On 10/30/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I have to assume that's something of a "Tongue-in-cheek" remark in that
> my '85 Westy's clock (digital) is still performing well and has seen
> winter temperatures to minus 40�.  Several months of minus 20� F is
> pretty common.  It has never acted strange.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
>
>
>
> Kevin Gilbert wrote:
> > Yeah. Temps under 60�F.
> >
> > On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Jeff Clayman wrote:
> >
> >> My clock just stopped working.  Any typical problems with these?  87
> vAN.
> >>
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >
>

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Jake
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