Re: [time-nuts] Help with an hp 8642a

2006-11-02 Thread Rob Kimberley
Doug I wish you luck in stripping unit down. The failed fan reminded me of an interesting problem I came across more years ago than I care to remember when working on a problem with a Systron Donner Model 5000A sweep generator. I know this is off topic, but may be of interest to fellow Time

Re: [time-nuts] Help with an hp 8642a

2006-11-02 Thread David Forbes
At 3:53 PM -0800 11/1/06, Doug Millar wrote: A little off topic but hope you can help. The fan quit in my HP 8642a signal generator. Anyone have a schematic or any advise. The fan is curiously embedded in the chassis. I think it will take a 'fan ectomy to get it out. Was planning to use it on

[time-nuts] HP J06-59992A Time Interval Calibrator manual

2006-11-02 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi! This is one for the archives and the interested time-nuts. Agilent have now included the J06-59992A operations and service manual that we through a share effort provided them with. It doesn't seem like any of the app-notes and articles made it yeat thought. But we keep them online anyway.

Re: [time-nuts] TrueTime TF-3 WWV Receiver

2006-11-02 Thread Bill Hawkins
I have one of those, too. No manual, of course. Some TT GOES receivers, still in original boxes, had the plastic bag slit and the manual removed, without removing the receiver. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Majdi S.

Re: [time-nuts] Rubidium Drift

2006-11-02 Thread Tom Van Baak
I've recently acquired a Rubidium Osc ( Efratom FRS-C 10Mhz) as my first venture into this field. It's working as per the spec given ,checked against Trimble GPS with 1pps output. Can you point me to somewhere where there is a description of the physics behind the drift that occurs?Drift