Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread Alexander Pummer
get beryllium-coper shimming, 0,08mm or thinner--it does not get "wet" 
from the fluid solder  and it is very hard, but bendable --and push it 
slowly, but with forcefully into the thin gap between the soldered 
parts  to be  separated, while you are heating the case from outside to 
keep the solder melted it is safe and does not need to overheat or pry 
anything, you will need multiple peace for every site of the box

73
KJ6UHN
Alex
On 4/9/2014 6:04 AM, paul swed wrote:

Totally agree with the comments here. Lot of heat and I slip an exact o
knife in to gently separate the can and base and also to gently lift the
base out.
Remember solder follows the heat so if you can tip the can apply the heat
below and the solder will tend to drip out.
The great news is since the oscillator is bad nothing to loose by trying to
get in.
Regards
Paul.
WB8TSL


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:01 AM, J. L. Trantham  wrote:


Two other suggestions to open the can.

If you don't have a good 'suction' de-soldering station, you can try to
'wedge' some de-soldering braid in the seam to absorb the solder then
proceed as Tom suggests.

Also, if there is a way to 'grab' the can or the base, such as placing it
in
a vise, you can use a propane torch to heat the seam rapidly while pulling
on the other end with a large pair of pliers.  That's how I have opened HV
power supplies on 5061 CS Beam Standards.  They are not SMT but have a
layer
of thick paper wrapped around the assembly between the can and the assembly
and were unharmed in the process.

Good luck.

Joe

-Original Message-
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Behalf Of Tom Miller
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:33 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.

As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually
use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much
solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart
the
seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The
main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.

Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.

Good luck,
Tom

- Original Message -
From: "David McQuate" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?



The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting
the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very
small capacitance to couple the square wave out.

Dave

On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:

My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform
about
one volt peak to peak.

Two questions:
(1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.

(2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still

puts

out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
recover a good 10MHZ square wave?

In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is
from
the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see
the
frequency is spot on 10MHz.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg

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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread Bob Albert
I recently discovered that the 'square' wave from the oscillator was not 
looking right.


I thought things were awry until I terminated the coax from the oscillator to 
the 'scope.  Then it looked good.

What probe are you using?  If you are connecting from the oscillator to the 
'scope via a piece of coaxial cable, you need to terminate it properly.  If you 
are using a high impedance probe, my comments do not apply.

Bob

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 5:58 AM, paul swed  wrote:
 
Totally agree with the comments here. Lot of heat and I slip an exact o
knife in to gently separate the can and base and also to gently lift the
base out.
Remember solder follows the heat so if you can tip the can apply the heat
below and the solder will tend to drip out.
The great news is since the oscillator is bad nothing to loose by trying to
get in.
Regards
Paul.
WB8TSL


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:01 AM, J. L. Trantham  wrote:

> Two other suggestions to open the can.
>
> If you don't have a good 'suction' de-soldering station, you can try to
> 'wedge' some de-soldering braid in the seam to absorb the solder then
> proceed as Tom suggests.
>
> Also, if there is a way to 'grab' the can or the base, such as placing it
> in
> a vise, you can use a propane torch to heat the seam rapidly while pulling
> on the other end with a large pair of pliers.  That's how I have opened HV
> power supplies on 5061 CS Beam Standards.  They are not SMT but have a
> layer
> of thick paper wrapped around the assembly between the can and the assembly
> and were unharmed in the process.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Joe
>
> -Original Message-
> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Tom Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:33 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
> I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.
>
> As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually
> use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much
> solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart
> the
> seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The
> main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.
>
> Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.
>
> Good luck,
> Tom
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "David McQuate" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
>
> > The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting
> > the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very
> > small capacitance to couple the square wave out.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
> >> My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
> >> hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform
> >> about
> >> one volt peak to peak.
> >>
> >> Two questions:
> >> (1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.
> >>
> >> (2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still
> puts
> >> out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
> >> recover a good 10MHZ square wave?
> >>
> >> In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
> >> large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is
> >> from
> >> the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see
> >> the
> >> frequency is spot on 10MHz.
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
> >
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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread Robert Atkinson
One other tip. If the can and base are tight fitting you can file through the 
corners of the can at 45 degrees to the sides. This breaks the stiffness of the 
can and allows the sides to be folded out slightly. Straighten them before 
re-assembly. You can build up the corners with solder to restore the original 
profile.

Robert G8RPI.





 From: paul swed 
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement  
Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 14:04
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
 

Totally agree with the comments here. Lot of heat and I slip an exact o
knife in to gently separate the can and base and also to gently lift the
base out.
Remember solder follows the heat so if you can tip the can apply the heat
below and the solder will tend to drip out.
The great news is since the oscillator is bad nothing to loose by trying to
get in.
Regards
Paul.
WB8TSL


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:01 AM, J. L. Trantham  wrote:

> Two other suggestions to open the can.
>
> If you don't have a good 'suction' de-soldering station, you can try to
> 'wedge' some de-soldering braid in the seam to absorb the solder then
> proceed as Tom suggests.
>
> Also, if there is a way to 'grab' the can or the base, such as placing it
> in
> a vise, you can use a propane torch to heat the seam rapidly while pulling
> on the other end with a large pair of pliers.  That's how I have opened HV
> power supplies on 5061 CS Beam Standards.  They are not SMT but have a
> layer
> of thick paper wrapped around the assembly between the can and the assembly
> and were unharmed in the process.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Joe
>
> -Original Message-
> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Tom Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:33 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
> I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.
>
> As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually
> use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much
> solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart
> the
> seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The
> main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.
>
> Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.
>
> Good luck,
> Tom
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "David McQuate" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
>
> > The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting
> > the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very
> > small capacitance to couple the square wave out.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
> >> My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
> >> hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform
> >> about
> >> one volt peak to peak.
> >>
> >> Two questions:
> >> (1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.
> >>
> >> (2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still
> puts
> >> out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
> >> recover a good 10MHZ square wave?
> >>
> >> In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
> >> large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is
> >> from
> >> the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see
> >> the
> >> frequency is spot on 10MHz.
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
> >
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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread paul swed
Totally agree with the comments here. Lot of heat and I slip an exact o
knife in to gently separate the can and base and also to gently lift the
base out.
Remember solder follows the heat so if you can tip the can apply the heat
below and the solder will tend to drip out.
The great news is since the oscillator is bad nothing to loose by trying to
get in.
Regards
Paul.
WB8TSL


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:01 AM, J. L. Trantham  wrote:

> Two other suggestions to open the can.
>
> If you don't have a good 'suction' de-soldering station, you can try to
> 'wedge' some de-soldering braid in the seam to absorb the solder then
> proceed as Tom suggests.
>
> Also, if there is a way to 'grab' the can or the base, such as placing it
> in
> a vise, you can use a propane torch to heat the seam rapidly while pulling
> on the other end with a large pair of pliers.  That's how I have opened HV
> power supplies on 5061 CS Beam Standards.  They are not SMT but have a
> layer
> of thick paper wrapped around the assembly between the can and the assembly
> and were unharmed in the process.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Joe
>
> -Original Message-
> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Tom Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:33 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
> I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.
>
> As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually
> use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much
> solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart
> the
> seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The
> main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.
>
> Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.
>
> Good luck,
> Tom
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "David McQuate" 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?
>
>
> > The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting
> > the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very
> > small capacitance to couple the square wave out.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
> >> My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
> >> hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform
> >> about
> >> one volt peak to peak.
> >>
> >> Two questions:
> >> (1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.
> >>
> >> (2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still
> puts
> >> out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
> >> recover a good 10MHZ square wave?
> >>
> >> In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
> >> large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is
> >> from
> >> the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see
> >> the
> >> frequency is spot on 10MHz.
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
> >
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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread J. L. Trantham
Two other suggestions to open the can.

If you don't have a good 'suction' de-soldering station, you can try to
'wedge' some de-soldering braid in the seam to absorb the solder then
proceed as Tom suggests.

Also, if there is a way to 'grab' the can or the base, such as placing it in
a vise, you can use a propane torch to heat the seam rapidly while pulling
on the other end with a large pair of pliers.  That's how I have opened HV
power supplies on 5061 CS Beam Standards.  They are not SMT but have a layer
of thick paper wrapped around the assembly between the can and the assembly
and were unharmed in the process.

Good luck.

Joe

-Original Message-
From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On
Behalf Of Tom Miller
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:33 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.

As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually
use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much
solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart the
seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The
main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.

Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.

Good luck,
Tom

- Original Message -
From: "David McQuate" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?


> The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting 
> the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very 
> small capacitance to couple the square wave out.
>
> Dave
>
> On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
>> My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
>> hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform 
>> about
>> one volt peak to peak.
>>
>> Two questions:
>> (1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.
>>
>> (2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still puts
>> out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
>> recover a good 10MHZ square wave?
>>
>> In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
>> large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is 
>> from
>> the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see 
>> the
>> frequency is spot on 10MHz.
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
>
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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread Tom Miller

I would agree with David. Or there is a SMT resistor or cap that is broken.

As to opening the can, do you have a vacuum desoldering station? I usually 
use a good iron the heat the seam and at the same time suck out as much 
solder as possible. Then use a small flat blade screwdriver to pry apart the 
seam. You just want the seam to fail as you work it all the way around. The 
main point is to get as much of the solder out as possible.


Take some pictures so we can see how it goes.

Good luck,
Tom

- Original Message - 
From: "David McQuate" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?


The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting 
the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very 
small capacitance to couple the square wave out.


Dave

On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:

My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform 
about

one volt peak to peak.

Two questions:
(1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.

(2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still puts
out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
recover a good 10MHZ square wave?

In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is 
from
the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see 
the

frequency is spot on 10MHz.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg


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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread Francesco Messineo
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:58 AM, David McQuate  wrote:
> The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting the
> internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very small
> capacitance to couple the square wave out.

I agree, I had a similar problem on an oscilloscope input some time
ago. It was a cold solder joint.
It must definitely repairable as long as the shielding can be opened safely.

Regards
Frank  IZ8DWF

>
> Dave
>
> On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:
>>
>> My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
>> hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform
>> about
>> one volt peak to peak.
>>
>> Two questions:
>> (1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.
>>
>> (2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still puts
>> out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
>> recover a good 10MHZ square wave?
>>
>> In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
>> large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is from
>> the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see the
>> frequency is spot on 10MHz.
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
>
>
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Re: [time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-09 Thread David McQuate
The output looks differentiated, as would happen if the wire connecting 
the internal circuit to the output pin became open, leaving only a very 
small capacitance to couple the square wave out.


Dave

On 4/8/2014 11:46 PM, Chris Albertson wrote:

My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform about
one volt peak to peak.

Two questions:
(1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.

(2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still puts
out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
recover a good 10MHZ square wave?

In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is from
the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see the
frequency is spot on 10MHz.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg


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[time-nuts] Is this ocxo salvageable?

2014-04-08 Thread Chris Albertson
My Bliley square wave 10MHz OCXO was working just fine for close to 30
hours until a few hours ago.  Now it puts out a rather noisy waveform about
one volt peak to peak.

Two questions:
(1) Are these things repairable, the metal can is soldered.

(2) As you can see in the attached oscilloscope photo the OCXO still puts
out a strong 10MHZ component.  What is the best way to filter this and
recover a good 10MHZ square wave?

In the linked photo, both channels are set to 1 volt per division.  The
large sine wave is from a Trimble Thunderbolt and the smaller wave is from
the failed ocxo  The EFC is left open (disconnected) and a you can see the
frequency is spot on 10MHz.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gy3yobd4myi4vp/waveform.jpg
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Chris Albertson
Redondo Beach, California
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