DIY: 360 LCD clock mod to display in 12HR format

I got tired of the clock displaying in 24 hours format, so I decided to do something about it. Here are the modifications to change it to display 12 hour format.

Warning! This is a very delicate modification. The chip pins are very fragile and breaks off easily. A new clock will set you back about $400.00. If you're competent in repairing electronic circuits or is one of those people that likes to live fearlessly, then proceed and enjoy!
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I guess you need some very small side cutters to cut that leg on the chip from the PCB.
Alan

 

Very well done. Thanks for sharing info!

Dan

 

Thank you, Dan. I really enjoy following your LED upgrade thread!

 

A hobby Exacto knife will do, but use a new blade. With a dull blade, you'll have to put more pressure to do the cut and that increases the risk of breaking the pin off the chips' body.

 

I neglected to mention that the chip is a Philips PCF1178CT. Verify this with the manufacture ID on the chip before you do the mod. Otherwise you will burn out the clock chip. Here's the chip spec sheet.
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Thanks!

Its all about sharing knowledge and info and helping each other out.

All the best to you always,

Dan

 

My 575M is a 12 hour and I would prefer 24 hour, but then I was in the military quite a while.

Nice mod to get what you wanted.

 

Thanks Terry, I'm just too lazy to do the math in my head.

 

Thanks for this information. I did the conversion last night and it works great. Never have gotten used to Military time so very helpful.

 

In case some of you are not aware of Steve's other post - another great mod he posted here:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/360-430/445741-diy-360-increase-brightness-lcd-clock.html

Funny Steve and I did ours at the same time without any coordination and when I was going to post the DIY Steve beat me to it! Thanks again Steve.

Appreciate everyone sharing the knowledge and information.

Dan

 

It is funny.. and both of us have the same MY! Perhaps there's a karmic connection through the ether?

 

I'm glad it worked out for you! Ferrari could of sold this mod as an $1,000.00 option.

 

Where do I find the clock chip to make the modification? And y the heck does ferrari set it to 24 hr?(my first ferrari). Had Porsches and an R8 before. Lots of tech.

 

Welcome to the forum! Reading posting #1 would be a good start. If you do not understand it, I strongly recommend that you do not proceed with this modification. Good luck!

 

That's a neat mod! Well done!!

 

Thank you, Eddie. This mod would not be necessary if Ferrari would just add a 10 cents SPDT switch to the design.

 

Thanks for posting this fix!!!!! I will be doing this very soon.

What a Great Forum this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

the best fix is don't look at the clock
thats what the watch/ mobile phone is for...

 

Since you'll be removing the clock assembly, you might as well increase the brightness. Well worth the effort. Good luck!

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/360-430/445741-diy-360-increase-brightness-lcd-clock.html

 

Well it has been a few years since I said I was going to do this clock mod. I recently had to remove the interior to remove my dashboard and have the leather replaced.

I opened the clock module and see that it does not look the same as the pix in this post. There is no IC chip! I can't believe Ferrari (the clock supplier) updated the clock. My 360 is a 2001. Looking at my clock circuit board, it looks like it uses a oscillator instead of a IC? If anyone knows if there is a work around for this, that would be great. Otherwise I got screwed and will have to live with the 24 hr display.

Still a big thanks to mello !!!!!!!
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I love threads like this....owners sharing info, without trying to sell something.

 

My guess is you have a coupe as the spider is configured differently. I don't know why they would use a different design though.

 

Yup, weird how some things go different paths.

 

I'm former military and love the 24 HR format in the cockpit of my Spider. Perfect.