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Subject:Re: It's 22:26!
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:19:55 -0600

Leave it in military mode. That way you always know it's am or pm........
Miguel

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Michael Sullivan<sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
> Soldier up!  Lights out at 2200. As you were!
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Warren Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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"
>> >
>>
>