A few modifications to my 19

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by MyronL

Roger that. Why don't they make a thermostat with a really bright or bigger display?

Myron: I've know this doesn't match your more vertical profile but I've used the Lux brand and they are very nice. Really like the size and brightness of the display.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00777W0AC/...a-307281695188

This looks like a nice display too:
http://www.amazon.com/Braeburn-1220-...95T0ZC5KMMD5NN

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by MyronL

Roger that. Why don't they make a thermostat with a really bright or bigger display?

It's a lot better though . It was impossible to read how high up it was before . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

I'm impressed , not a lot of folks could do that.

I'd be happy to find a similar clock also. I have a small one that I leave on the counter by the stove but it's not illuminated.

Still, the White Rogers digital thermostat is a huge improvement over that horrid one that came with the trailer.

Ron

Yup ! Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by rubicon327

Myron: I've know this doesn't match your more vertical profile but I've used the Lux brand and they are very nice. Really like the size and brightness of the display.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00777W0AC/...a-307281695188

This looks like a nice display too:
http://www.amazon.com/Braeburn-1220-...95T0ZC5KMMD5NN

Just replaced on old single stage heater in house awhile ago . It does have a really nice display . We had the older model that died and this was their replacement . Very easy to read . Sometimes hate to change out things but this was a nice improvement . Pat

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Patandlinda

Just replaced on old single stage heater in house awhile ago . It does have a really nice display . We had the older model that died and this was their replacement . Very easy to read . Sometimes hate to change out things but this was a nice improvement . Pat

The top one is the one we have Pat

[tractors1]

Myron, search for "LED travel clock" - here's a small one you can mod:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_i=108321011

[Jim Bennett]

There are lots of great phone apps for clocks. I use one called Night Clock, which displays a dimmed clock the full size of your screen. A wee charging stand to place it in, and all is great. I wear a watch, but it does not light up at night, and I like to orient myself timewise when I wake up, because if it is before 4am I usually try to go back to sleep, after that chances are not so good.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...fox.nightclock

[cpaharley2008]

Here you go Myron, $13 for a good camping watch, wear it or hang it....https://www.amazon.com/Casio-Mens-Di...1PM2B5AQM&th=1

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by tractors1

Myron, search for "LED travel clock" - here's a small one you can mod:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...rd_i=108321011

I have one very similar to that. If it had a very dim backlight that could stay on without having to push a button it'd be perfect.

Ron

[MyronL]

Thanks, I'll check it out. Meanwhile will call my brother in law the semi pro cabinet maker who bought the clock mechanism parts someplace and built himself a beautiful mantle clock. That was half a generation ago. Maybe the same company now has it all in digital. All I need is the right size LED display and a little motherboard and a couple triple A batteries, right?

[wetzk]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

I have one very similar to that. If it had a very dim backlight that could stay on without having to push a button it'd be perfect.

Ron

How about this?
Betalight Alarm Clock | BETA Light

[MyronL]

That high tech Betalight is looking good, and at 2.20+ inches square, 1.1 inch deep rather small, but might work fine even if it isn't a digital LED face. Buying from a company in the Netherlands however, sounds like it may well be priced higher than my need to see time.

[Ron in BC]

I had the same thought. Something like; looks good, could do the job, what's the cost? Oh crap, overseas, probably I don't want to know.

Ron

[MyronL]

Right. Eighty bucks is too rich for my blood. Just settled on this, on eBay, $23 shipped. Five inches wide is wider than I would like. But, it has the big red numbers I want, takes 4 double A's, is easily hung.

[MyronL]

The new digital clock came yesterday. It’s a Kwana from China, from Kersafe. I made a slightly wider plaque for the 3 wall items. The clock is 5 inches wide. Also preferred wood a more reddish cedar, and because I am a certified wood butcher spent time obsessed with my new router bench jig for plowing recessed cavities.

Lesson learned. Do not want to attach with tape again. A nice mechanical screw hole fastened to cross bracing is the smarter way to go. Don’t want things bouncing off the wall and, a screw hole is easier to hide if the next owner needs to change things. Finding cross bracing is the big thing. There’s a horizontal brace just above the old analog thermostat, and a vertical piece about an inch and a quarter down the front.

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by MyronL

There’s a horizontal brace just above the old analog thermostat, and a vertical piece about an inch and a quarter down the front.

Yup, I think I know where they are. Made a note of them when I had the fridge out "just in case".

That clock should do the job. Handier than having to shine a light on a clock or watch.

Ron

[gbaglo]

My $35 Indiglo Timex watch is on my wrist. Couldn't be handier. I can tell the time through bleary eyes, even without my glasses.

[MyronL]

I wish I had made the same notes when I pulled my fridge out. (Who knew?) My (Costco)watch is too fancy to read in the dark. Should have went for something more geezer friendly.

[gbaglo]

It took a while, but I found this model, with no day/date to clutter the dial ( can't read it anyway ). A clean, legible face. Press the winding stem and it lights up.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by MyronL

The new digital clock came yesterday. It’s a Kwana from China, from Kersafe. I made a slightly wider plaque for the 3 wall items. The clock is 5 inches wide. Also preferred wood a more reddish cedar, and because I am a certified wood butcher spent time obsessed with my new router bench jig for plowing recessed cavities.

Lesson learned. Do not want to attach with tape again. A nice mechanical screw hole fastened to cross bracing is the smarter way to go. Don’t want things bouncing off the wall and, a screw hole is easier to hide if the next owner needs to change things. Finding cross bracing is the big thing. There’s a horizontal brace just above the old analog thermostat, and a vertical piece about an inch and a quarter down the front.

Glad you found a clock . Nice and neat install . Pat