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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:08:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Perry Sandeen
Subject: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices
To: "time-nuts-requ...@febo.com"
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Gents,
Talk about ask and ye shall receive!
I want to thank all who have contributed answers on and off line.
It appears at this time that in the case of a low end CS for me, that the
remuneration is not worth the aggravation. I have far many too many projects
to complete to be a nanny to wha
un...@febo.com] On
Behalf Of Jason Rabel
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 1:59 PM
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices
I know there was a 5061B listed on Fleabay a couple times and never sold (I
think I even saw it on Craigslist)...
It's located in Houston, TX..
Hi Perrier:
The problem is that the Cs beam tube is similar to a filament light
bulb, i.e. it has a limited life. Most of the used Cs standards that
are on the market have worn out tubes. The 5060 is a very crude first
generation standard see:
http://www.prc68.com/I/5060A.html
for more mode
I know there was a 5061B listed on Fleabay a couple times and never sold (I
think I even saw it on Craigslist)...
It's located in Houston, TX... IIRC their offices are relatively close to me, I
would be more than willing to drive down there and
test out this unit and report back any numbers / in
ve been very helpful to me in
getting to know these units and they may have additional info.
Hope this helps.
Joe
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From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On
Behalf Of Perry Sandeen
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:15 PM
To: time-nuts-requ
...@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices
Gents,
Time nut junkie that I am, I'd like to someday acquire a cesium
standard.
Several questions: price for a reasonably working unit. Any specific
model that one should look for? What about the AS IS HP units that show
up on epay? A
Gents,
Time nut junkie that I am, I’d like to someday acquire a cesium standard.
Several questions: price for a reasonably working unit. Any specific model
that one should look for? What about the AS IS HP units that show up on epay?
And if you get one how can you know or test it that it’s s