Next time you travel abroad, try looking at airport duty-free shops. There is a good chance that radio alarms that have switchable 115/230 V inputs will also have 12/24 hour switchable inputs.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pierre Abbat Sent: 22 July 2007 14:43 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39135] Re:Metric clock On Sunday 22 July 2007 07:14, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. wrote: > I am STILL searching for a bedside digital alarm clock/radio that reads out > in 24-hour time and runs on U.S. current. Every time I shop for one, I find > it has an AM or PM indicator on it and reads out only in the range 01:00 to > 12:59. > > I succeeded in getting battery-powered clocks that display 24-hour time, > and apparently, most wristwatches are switchable to it. My microwave oven > is switchable to it. But not the Sony Dream Machine type clock radio or any > of its fellows. Try looking in Brazil. Much of Brazil runs on the same electricity as here, and the other part, I think, is 220 V 60 Hz. Pierre
