Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking

2009-07-23 Thread Steve Rooke
Another clue is to switch to an OS that does not have this problem :-) 2009/7/23 Ulrich Bangert df...@ulrich-bangert.de: Since this problem arises at Windows BOOT time (long before any application software possibly not directly written into XP environments can get active), this is clearly

Re: [time-nuts] EFRATOM MFTD-AC4 FREQUENCY REFERENCE DISTRIBUTION AMP - update

2009-07-23 Thread Demian Martin
I received the unit. The shipping and packing was very good- no peanuts! The one I got was different from what I expected. It's a 5 MHz unit with 20 outputs. More than I could conceivably need. I looked inside. The supply is actually 25V. The input module has an FPGA for some reason, probably to

Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt not talking

2009-07-23 Thread phil
Ulrich, That program I linked to earlier, microsofts ComDisable, will stop that com port from detecting attached devices on boot for selected ports. Once the system boots there is no issue using the com ports. We used to have that problem with weather equipment attached to com ports. Windows

Re: [time-nuts] EFRATOM MFTD-AC4 FREQUENCY REFERENCE DISTRIBUTIONAMP - update

2009-07-23 Thread phil
Demain, I too bought a couple of that same model but it will be about a week before I have receive them. Did you see that data sheet that Bruce linked to? http://www.freewebs.com/beststuff2u/MFS-207.pdf From what I understood of the distribution modules (MBF), each module had 4 different

Re: [time-nuts] EFRATOM MFTD-AC4 FREQUENCY REFERENCEDISTRIBUTIONAMP - update

2009-07-23 Thread phil
Demain, Apparently, in my rush I misread that data sheet. If it can't be easily modified, some of the guys were offering a decent distribution board at a reasonable price. I too need a sine wave rather than square. It still makes one heck of a nice housing so nothing is lost. Phil -

Re: [time-nuts] EFRATOM MFTD-AC4 FREQUENCY REFERENCE DISTRIBUTIONAMP - update

2009-07-23 Thread Samuel D. [x86/CPC]
Just to let you know I ordered from Bob (the well-known fluke.l on eBay) what seems to be a small distribution amplifier. The PCB features 6 outputs (2-sine, 4-square) with an external input (5-20 MHz), an integrated OCXO and powered with +12V. Priced 68 USD or @ 50 USD without the OCXO. Don't

[time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread John Green
I opened the mute Tbolt up to check the solder connections on the DB9 and I see it has version 2.2 firmware. How big a deal is it that it doesn't have 3.0? Also, it has the Trimble 37265 OCXO. I understand that there were good and not so good OCXOs used in these. Is this one of the good ones?

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread Arnold Tibus
I opened the mute Tbolt up to check the solder connections on the DB9 and I see it has version 2.2 firmware. How big a deal is it that it doesn't have 3.0? Also, it has the Trimble 37265 OCXO. I understand that there were good and not so good OCXOs used in these. Is this one of the good ones?

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread John Miles
I opened the mute Tbolt up to check the solder connections on the DB9 and I see it has version 2.2 firmware. How big a deal is it that it doesn't have 3.0? Also, it has the Trimble 37265 OCXO. I understand that there were good and not so good OCXOs used in these. Is this one of the good

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 23/07/2009 16:40:44 GMT Daylight Time, jmi...@pop.net writes: Now that's interesting. Maybe that's why these units are so much cleaner than the old one I had. Has anyone else removed the OCXO from a TAPR-purchased unit and noticed one of those labels? --

[time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

2009-07-23 Thread Pete Lancashire
I've ordered a Tbolt and for now will use the PS that comes with it. In the future I will upgrade to a DC supply backed by a battery. What have u' other Tbolt owners done for packaging specially with all the discussion about maintaining a constant temp ? For now, I'm eying my pile of junk/spare

Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

2009-07-23 Thread David C. Partridge
Mine lives in an old external SCSI box (from an HP DAT24 drive). Dave -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire Sent: 23 July 2009 18:10 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

2009-07-23 Thread Robert Atkinson
Hi, I'm putting mine in a 3U eurocard rack module. Then I can put it in a 19 rack in the workshop or a portable half rack. I've already got an Oncore rx and TVB divider in modules. I pick up surplus kit and re-cycle the hardware. In the past I've built many items into old HP cases. Odd items

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread Arnold Tibus
That's what I've been assuming all along, but the idea that some of them were hand-selected for PN is new to me. I suppose the potentially worrying thing about a cryptic label that just says phase noise is that it could be as appropriate to indicate the presence of noise

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 23/07/2009 20:36:04 GMT Daylight Time, arnold.ti...@gmx.de writes: May be, but does not sound to be very logic to select OCXOs for low noise and then stick the 'low noise' label to the bad parts... Hi Arnold Many thanks for the photos, which confirmed

Re: [time-nuts] A couple of Tbolt questions

2009-07-23 Thread Arnold Tibus
Hi Nigel, May be, but does not sound to be very logic to select OCXOs for low noise and then stick the 'low noise' label to the bad parts... Hi Arnold Many thanks for the photos, which confirmed what I understood from your previous comments, that the label doesn't say low

Re: [time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

2009-07-23 Thread Mike Naruta AA8K
I don't know if my Thunderbolt installation is good, but here is my experiment. The Tbolt is bolted to a 6 mm thick copper plate 10 cm wide and 56 cm long, weighing 3 kg. It's a piece of buss-bar that I bought from the local scrap metal dealer. Silver-plated too. The equipment is in my

[time-nuts] Tbolt packaging - suggestions ?

2009-07-23 Thread Mark Sims
I did quite a bit of testing of the Tbolt response to ambient temperature. The way I wound up isolating mine from the 1 degree C ambient temperature swings due to air conditioning was to find a corrugated cardboard box a couple of inches bigger than the Tbolt on each side. I placed the Tbolt