Re: Millenium Compliance

["Jeremiah Curry" <jeremiahcurry@sprintmail.com>]

If the battery was not disconnected the date could accumulate.  (maybe only
when It wa on, mayb all the time depending on the circuit)  If it only
happened when it was on it could fail years from now.  at least that is how
I understand it.

Jeremiah Curry

-----Original Message-----
From: Duff, Ian <IDuff@bisys.com>
To: Jeremiah Curry <jeremiahcurry@sprintmail.com>; Eyvind Spangen
<eyvind.spangen@c2i.net>
Cc: audifans <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: Millenium Compliance


>If they have embedded date calculation, presumably they would start
calculating
>from their index date every time you disconnected the battery, unless they
have
>some sort of way (SRAM) to store their most recent date calculated. Where
am I
>sniffing paint here?
>-Ian Duff.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Jeremiah Curry
>Sent: Tuesday, 01 June 1999 06:31 PM
>To: Eyvind Spangen
>Cc: audifans
>Subject: Re: Millenium Compliance
>
>
>actually it could be a problem as the chips embedded in many parts of your
>car have the capability to carry a date stamp.  Even if this option is not
>used the chip could malfunction due to y2k problems.  Of course old cars
>like mine shouldn't be a problem
>
>Jeremiah Curry
>'84 Coupe GT
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eyvind Spangen <eyvind.spangen@c2i.net>
>To: Iain Atkinson (ETL) <iain.atkinson@etl.ericsson.se>
>Cc: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
>Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 12:11 PM
>Subject: Re: Millenium Compliance
>
>
>>On Tue, 01 Jun 1999 15:44:39 +0200, you wrote:
>>
>>>Ok Q heads,
>>>
>>>Anyone got any thoughts on the Y2K issue for us people running older cars
>or even newer ones for that matter. It seems to me in the UK that the
>automotive industry is keeping rather quiet on the millenium compliance of
>it's products. Who's to say that we don't jump in for a spin in our pride
>and joy's on Jan 1st when the hangover's gone to find the thing won't
start.
>Does anyone out there have any info on this or know of a way of testing a
>car for compliance? Look forward to hearing from someone!!!
>>
>>I don't think cars will have a problem with it. The only place a car
>>might know the date, is if it's got a clock which shows date. The
>>"clock" used in cars just counts like "point-point-point" and so on,
>>and will not be affected by the Y2K issue..
>>
>>ES
>>
>>
>>
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