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From: boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Boettcher)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: LCD clock mods - for 24 hour format
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Date: 6 Dec 88 18:58:05 GMT
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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.



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Michael Boettcher                 boettche@gumby.cs.wisc.edu
Student, Univ. of Wisconsin       107 N. Randall Apt. I
Applied Math, Engr. and Physics   Madison, WI 53715
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