How to remove sport chrono clock by macarbon
09-05-2014, 07:54 PM
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Seriously that question of wheter the 991 timer closk would work is a very attractive idea to me. Will look original yet have a function. Maybe we just need to add an constant pos signal for the clock...can we explore this some more? Any scematics for the 991 wart vs the 997.2 wart
09-07-2014, 01:26 AM
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Sadly, there is no compatibility between the 991's timer and clock mechanism and the exclusively timer function of the 997 device.
Apparently, Porsche did hear from many customers about the relatively limited utility of the sport chrono device and designed it to actually function as a clock. (For us old time 911 drivers, the far right of the 5 circular gauges was an analog clock and we just really liked it a lot. The more modern digital clocks found in the 996 and 997 were devised because they took up relatively little dashboard real estate and thus were chosen--unfortunately. Porsche AG listened, for the Panameras and the 991s.
I, too, wish I could get mine to function as a clock but I do believe it's not as simple as one would hope. First off, there is clearly a different signal going on there, and more importantly, the 997's Sport Chronometer is a stop watch and not designed to run all the time like a clock does 24/7. Even if you could figure out how to get it to run like a clock, it would in no time destroy itself because it was spec-ed to be a stop watch--and run occasionally. The VDO clocks found in the 911s, 964s, and lastly the 993s are some of the most accurate clocks ever made for an automotive application--I could and did set my Rolex to it. Alas, it went away with the introduction of water cooling.
Several years ago a 993-forum member (AOW162435) was offering the most beautifully crafted 993 VDO clocks for your mantle or night stand with exotic woods. It came with a 110V to 12V converter and could even be had with an interior lighting option. Andreas did a fantastic job on these things and I consider mine, crafted with Amboyna wood out of Indonesia, to be a very prized item.
See link: https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...rade-time.html
Apparently, Porsche did hear from many customers about the relatively limited utility of the sport chrono device and designed it to actually function as a clock. (For us old time 911 drivers, the far right of the 5 circular gauges was an analog clock and we just really liked it a lot. The more modern digital clocks found in the 996 and 997 were devised because they took up relatively little dashboard real estate and thus were chosen--unfortunately. Porsche AG listened, for the Panameras and the 991s.
I, too, wish I could get mine to function as a clock but I do believe it's not as simple as one would hope. First off, there is clearly a different signal going on there, and more importantly, the 997's Sport Chronometer is a stop watch and not designed to run all the time like a clock does 24/7. Even if you could figure out how to get it to run like a clock, it would in no time destroy itself because it was spec-ed to be a stop watch--and run occasionally. The VDO clocks found in the 911s, 964s, and lastly the 993s are some of the most accurate clocks ever made for an automotive application--I could and did set my Rolex to it. Alas, it went away with the introduction of water cooling.
Several years ago a 993-forum member (AOW162435) was offering the most beautifully crafted 993 VDO clocks for your mantle or night stand with exotic woods. It came with a 110V to 12V converter and could even be had with an interior lighting option. Andreas did a fantastic job on these things and I consider mine, crafted with Amboyna wood out of Indonesia, to be a very prized item.
See link: https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...rade-time.html
