[s-cars] My Clock

[Mike Claire]

I've not yet had a problem with the clock in our cars, but I once had an
80's Mercedes with a dead clock. I replaced the capacitor with a Radio
Shack cap of similar value. Easy fix.

Mike
On Aug 29, 2012 4:30 PM, "Steve Mills" <s.b.mills at gmail.com> wrote:

> The only connections the clock has are 3 pins in the aux gauge panel. They
> are power, ground, and the signal to advance time so you can set it. If the
> clock is running slowly or not at all, the first thing I would do is
> resolder the 3 pins.
>
> Steve
>
> On Aug 29, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Randy's Personal Email <
> public at randolphmlee.com> wrote:
>
> > Greetings Scar Fans!
> >
> > I have a 1995 S6.  My clock was working perfectly, and then suddenly it
> started running very slowly.  I can still set it, but it no longer keeps
> good time.   I bought a used clock that was supposed to be tested, but
> though it sets OK, it doesn't run at all.  Apparently the clocks are
> connected to the instrument panel with 2 wires, so the only way that I can
> think that the clock functions is that there is one voltage for setting and
> another, probably lower voltage for running.
> >
> > Does anyone have any information about the clock and how it is supposed
> to operate?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Randy Lee
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