[time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Robin Kimberley
http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html I found this one rather amusing. Click on the clock anywhere to change from analogue to digital. Rob Kimberley ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.co

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 11/12/2011 10:46 AM, Robin Kimberley wrote: http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html I found this one rather amusing. Click on the clock anywhere to change from analogue to digital. When switching you find one guy walking on and off the field. However, that the analogue clock take 93

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Azelio Boriani
Yes for 12-hour display but here in Europe we usually have 24-hour displays. Of course analog clocks are always 12-hour. On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Magnus Danielson < mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org> wrote: > On 11/12/2011 10:46 AM, Robin Kimberley wrote: > >> http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/i

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread John Howell
Quartz movements and dials having hour hands that rotate once in 24 hours can be found, see http://www.seldecpublishing.co.uk/clocks/ John H. On 12 Nov 2011, at 12:08, Azelio Boriani wrote: > Yes for 12-hour display but here in Europe we usually have 24-hour > displays. Of course analog cloc

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 11/12/2011 01:08 PM, Azelio Boriani wrote: Yes for 12-hour display but here in Europe we usually have 24-hour displays. Of course analog clocks are always 12-hour. Since I am in Europe I described a 24 hour display, that why both 0, 1 and 2 on the first digit was needed. Of these the 0 requ

[time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread EWKehren
The FE 5680A's advertised as NEW are not NEW! A friend that made me aware of the sale did notice clear signs of use, so I did a closer inspection under a Microscope and found clear indications that the unit has been bolted down in the past. Does work fine and I am looking at ways to go d

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread Azelio Boriani
OK, my fault: better googling around before replying. There are mechanical 24-hour wristwatches too. On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Magnus Danielson < mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org> wrote: > On 11/12/2011 01:08 PM, Azelio Boriani wrote: > >> Yes for 12-hour display but here in Europe we usually ha

Re: [time-nuts] NOVELTY CLOCK

2011-11-12 Thread J. Forster
What's the URL for the nudewoman clock? :)) -John == > http://lovedbdb.com/nudemenClock/index2.html > > > > I found this one rather amusing. Click on the clock anywhere to change > from > analogue to digital. > > > > Rob Kimberley > > ___

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Don Latham
I just bought a couple of 5680A's that have the same FEI p/n. They are pop-riveted to a heavy double-sided board., obviously cut off from a longer board. I've removed one of these from it's board/heatsink. There are two pots on the board, only one of them can be trimmed with the case on. The sinewa

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread EWKehren
I have done some more checking and identified the C field pins: one has 2.5163 V, the other 2.5294 V. Would be nice to know which one gets varied in units with C coil adjustment. Xtal Osc. is 60 MHz on this unit. Also has an AD 9832 in it, unit is specked at 25 MHz so it does not run off the

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Pete Lancashire
They are tempting -pete (looking at bank account) On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:07 AM, wrote: > I have done some more checking and identified the C field pins: one has > 2.5163 V, the other 2.5294 V. Would be nice to know which one gets varied in > units with C coil adjustment. Xtal Osc. is 60 MHz

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread ws at Yahoo
Bert posted: "I am looking at ways to go directly to the C field to disciplin the Rb. Does any one have info that would help to do so. I don't know if this applies to your Rb but this is pretty typical of the cheapie Rb. In the LPRO the C field is created from a low resistance coil that is

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Peter Gottlieb
I am not familiar with how these units are set up. I have a couple of older Ball units which simply put out 10 MHz, but these FE ones seem to have this external crystal oscillator? How does that work? I've seen these 5680A's for sale cheap and they come with these external 63 or so MHz oscil

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Don Latham
Hi Peter: The external oscillator is just "thrown in" to the deal; they have nothing to do with the Rb unit. You also get a gratuitous 9 pin connector. These units should be self-contained. Don Peter Gottlieb > I am not familiar with how these units are set up. I have a couple of > older Ball un

[time-nuts] AD9832 in FE-5680A

2011-11-12 Thread Murray Greenman
Bert, Your comment about the AD9832 being a 25MHz part made me think, and I too wonder how it might all work. The data sheet calls it a 25MHz part, and I agree with you that it might be expected that some extra division occurred between the ~60MHz Rb loop and the synthesizer MCLK. That's not th

Re: [time-nuts] AD9832 in FE-5680A

2011-11-12 Thread EWKehren
I did measure the Xtal and it is 60 MHz. That is the only thing I know for sure. I did not probe the output of the DDS because with my 69 years old hands I do not want to slip and destroy the unit, some one else may want to test it. As a group we should be able to solve the problem since the

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Rex
On 11/12/2011 9:46 AM, Don Latham wrote: I just bought a couple of 5680A's that have the same FEI p/n. They are pop-riveted to a heavy double-sided board., obviously cut off from a longer board. I think those pop-rivets are actually screws with a small hex socket in the center. That's what was

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Don Latham
Aha. Well, they were hollow, so I drilled 'em out. Didn't want the big card anyhow :-) Don Rex > On 11/12/2011 9:46 AM, Don Latham wrote: >> I just bought a couple of 5680A's that have the same FEI p/n. They are >> pop-riveted to a heavy double-sided board., obviously cut off from a >> longer boar

[time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning - THE CLUES

2011-11-12 Thread WB6BNQ
RESENT WITHOUT ATTACHMENTS Fellow Timenuts, Here are the clues that will answer some of your questions concerning the “newer version” FEI Rubidiums and also it’s “Kissing” cousins from Symmetricom; the newer series XPRO and SA22c. It appears both companies have came with up with same idea at th

[time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread cdelect
Hi Folks, I played with a few of these that came off the cut up board you describe. The ones I had put out 1PPS ONLY! Internally they ran at 8.xx Mhz that divided down to the 1 Hz. I was able to engineer a tiny add-on board using very small 10Mhz crystals and made them put out 10Mhz. By the way

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread paul swed
Kind of joining in late. Might this be the epay womart for $49 inclouding shipping? That really is quite a good price. May also order one up. Regards Paul. On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Don Latham wrote: > Aha. Well, they were hollow, so I drilled 'em out. Didn't want the big > card anyhow :-

Re: [time-nuts] FE 5680A Warning

2011-11-12 Thread Don Latham
That's it, I think. Look for the large base and the extra crystal, completely extraneous. Don paul swed > Kind of joining in late. > Might this be the epay womart for $49 inclouding shipping? > That really is quite a good price. > May also order one up. > Regards > Paul. > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 a