Pete,
You're right, when I put a cap to ground the voltage is 13.5
I added a resistor and zener diode, fed it through a schmitt
trigger and divided it down to 1HZ. Just what I need for the
clock. I think my biggest problem is I don't have a real scope.
Hope I can handle it from here. If not I'll be back.
I'm in Florida USA. I've been trying to convince my wife to
take a vacation to Australia. Fly to Sidney, Cruise up to
the Great Barrier Reef and around New Zealand, and then take
a train all the way to Perth. Probably never happen.
Thanks for the help,
Jerryd