Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ?

2017-09-08 Thread tim...@timeok.it
iscussion of precise time and frequency measurement" time-nuts@febo.com Cc Data Fri, 08 Sep 2017 08:49:12 +0000 Oggetto Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ? In message <125529892.249004.1504854237...@mail.yahoo.com>,

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ? (II)

2017-09-08 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <881182040.5268197.1504868987...@mail.yahoo.com>, Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts writes: > >2nd Harmonic level has gone down from 18 to 14 in a few hours.Needle is >nervous in the way that it wiggles about one needle-widthin a random but slow >pace. >All other readings are

[time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ? (II)

2017-09-08 Thread Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts
2nd Harmonic level has gone down from 18 to 14 in a few hours.Needle is nervous in the way that it wiggles about one needle-widthin a random but slow pace. All other readings are stable. Rotating the knob back and forth restores the previous readings. I am considering a fault in the 137 MHz

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ?

2017-09-08 Thread John Miles
> My intention is to leave the instrument on for severalweeks in order to see > if it is stable. Right nowmy concern is wether the 2nd harmonic > readingindicates a wear out of the photo cell. > When repairing the RFV Cavity, all components weretaken out and carefully > examined. There wereno

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ?

2017-09-08 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <125529892.249004.1504854237...@mail.yahoo.com>, Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts writes: >The meter is not stable and the needle is somewhatnervous. When tapping the >instrument with a smallscrewdriver, this value jumps up and down. If the jumps are always the same place on the

[time-nuts] HP 5065 Meter readings after restoration and adjustments: 2nd Harmonic Problems ?

2017-09-08 Thread Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts
Having repaired an old 5065 with help from documentson the KO4BB and this list, I took it to my workat Onsala Space Observatory where we have two H-Masers in order to fine tune it. Initially, the meter readings were close to those listed insidethe protective lid, dated 1987 when the instrument