Re: clock question

["John M. Bilek" <johnnyvw@earthlink.net>]

Thanks a million!  I'll try it out.  I actually think I might have that zener
diode laying around.  :)

Johnny
'62 Bug
'65 Type 3 Karmann Ghia
'68 Sunroof Bug

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Janne Laaksonen wrote:

> > (any suggestions on resister
> > size?)
>
> Put small zener-diode in series, for example 6.8V. It drops that 6.8V from
> your cars 14V, so clock gets 7.2V when car is running. I think that is OK.
>
> You need to put small enough (in watts) zener to it, 1W would be OK.
> Otherwise leak current of zener is too big and it won't work.
>
> Janne
>
> 67 variant