Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:4404 rec.ham-radio:7218 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!uwvax!puff!gumby!boettche From: boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Boettcher) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: LCD clock mods - for 24 hour format Message-ID: <2111@puff.cs.wisc.edu> Date: 6 Dec 88 18:58:05 GMT References: <423@brambo.UUCP> Sender: news@puff.cs.wisc.edu Reply-To: boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Boettcher) Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 25 In article <423@brambo.UUCP> wwg@brambo.UUCP (Warren W. Gay) writes: >I've been looking for a cheap, off the shelf digital clock to keep >(you guessed it), UTC time. However, the new clocks don't seem to >have a 24 hour format option/switch. What's worse, the store people >don't even know what 24 hour format is!! I had one sales guy say "ya, >sure. Its got the AM light here, and the PM light there...". Grrrrrr!!!! >My preference is for a *big* LCD clock, due to lower currents thus less RFI. >So my question is: > >What makes can be easily modified to show 24 hour format, and which >pins are involved? Surely several of you have already been through >this... so *gasp*, *help*... > Modify the clock? Why? Radio Shack has a 12/24 hour Digital LED clock (part # 63-805) with a 1.8" display. It seems to fit the bill for what yo want. ******************************************************************************* Michael Boettcher boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu Student, Univ. of Wisconsin 107 N. Randall Apt. I Applied Math, Engr. and Physics Madison, WI 53715 *******************************************************************************