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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 04:25 AM
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hi guys and girls, does any one know if the setting for the outside temperature can be changed from farenheit to celsius? it didn't say anything about it in the manual..thanx
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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I want mine to read in Kelvin...

Moved to the tC forum where it might get an answer.

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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 03:54 AM
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kelvin, that's funny!! but i'm serious about the celsius setting...
Old Feb 21, 2005 | 04:42 AM
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lol... no clue
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 02:23 AM
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For what it's worth, I've read the manual pretty cover to cover and I don't think it mentioned anything about being able to do that. You might be SOL, which would be strange because it's a pretty obvious thing to throw in. Try holding down the thermometer button or something. If I was going to make it change modes, that's how I'd do it. Just a guess, but it's worth a try.
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by George
I want mine to read in Kelvin...

Moved to the tC forum where it might get an answer.

George <-- enjoying a 283K rainy day in SoCal.

Hahahaha

That way, when the world freezes and there's no heat left, your car thermometer will say "0" like it should ;)
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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Add 460 to the actual readout for Rankine degrees
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:47 AM
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ah.... i remember now why i failed chemisty.... why C out of curiosity
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Maybe one good reason that C is not available is that the tC was made specifically for the US and since we dont use it here.. why have it?

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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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just take the reading......subtract 32.......divide by 9....and multiply by 5........then you have celcius.....
Old Feb 22, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SCI_TC_GUY
just take the reading......subtract 32.......divide by 9....and multiply by 5........then you have celcius.....
Yeah, get a cheap calculator and some velcro strips. Put these on the front panel and viola, you have Celcius.....

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Yeah, get a cheap calculator and some velcro strips. Put these on the front panel and viola, you have Celcius.....

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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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thanx for everyones help...serious or not...i guess i'm stuck with farenheits...
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Originally Posted by costabp
thanx for everyones help...serious or not...i guess i'm stuck with farenheits...
Farenheits are for suckers!
Old May 6, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DGTLLVR
Farenheits are for suckers!
And celsius is for losers.
Old May 6, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DGTLLVR
Originally Posted by costabp
thanx for everyones help...serious or not...i guess i'm stuck with farenheits...
Farenheits are for suckers!
So is AM/PM time.. egh.. I hate that.. back in my country we had Celsius and military time..

I wonder when the US is gonna change

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Old May 6, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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Yea guys! Anyone knows how to change that to degree Celsius? I'm from Hong Kong, get used to C not F. But oh well, if I'm here in the US, maybe I should try to get used to the F
Old May 6, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Same here i like the Celsius and the military time, since thats how it is in Europe and so in my country. Dont really care about the degrees but the time i just hate that AM/PM shiet. :D I know back in the 80s the goverment tried to changed to matrix masurmants, but it was useless. Back to topic i dont have clue how to change F to C. :<, but it doesnt really mather to me.
Old May 6, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Emo
Originally Posted by DGTLLVR
Originally Posted by costabp
thanx for everyones help...serious or not...i guess i'm stuck with farenheits...
Farenheits are for suckers!
So is AM/PM time.. egh.. I hate that.. back in my country we had Celsius and military time..

I wonder when the US is gonna change

-Emo
Go back to your country if you hate America that much.
Old May 6, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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So no Celsius thats cool...



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