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
>>