Hi
I’m not sure *what* goes wrong with the SR-620’s. I do know that I have a
couple of them that have problems. Maybe I’m just very good at killing test
gear …. One day I’ll sit down and dig through the pile.
Bob
On Oct 4, 2014, at 8:39 PM, John Miles wrote:
>> Out of curiosity, what's the
> Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the two first traces?
> One looks more jump than the other.
These are all factory new OCXOs (in this case, they're TimePod spare parts
undergoing incoming test before I put them on the shelf). The 1303-series
parts both exhibited a small jump a
Hi
Both the 5370 and the 620 are getting a bit old. They both run (relatively)
hot. Each has their own reliability issues. The 5370 was the more common of the
two. Finding parts for it will be easier long term than a 620. Keeping either
one fully up to spec long term is likely to be a bit invol
Dave,
On 10/05/2014 12:13 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
On 4 October 2014 23:03, John Miles wrote:
I just stuck an offer on a SRS 620, which is sold as seen. I'll take a
chance it works if my offer is accepted.
The 5370B is still the only high-performance counter that I
On 4 October 2014 23:03, John Miles wrote:
>> I just stuck an offer on a SRS 620, which is sold as seen. I'll take a
>> chance it works if my offer is accepted.
>
> The 5370B is still the only high-performance counter that I own, personally.
> SR620s are fine as far as they go,
Is it me, or do
Out of curiosity, what's the difference between the two first traces?
One looks more jump than the other.
Cheers,
Magnus
On 10/05/2014 12:03 AM, John Miles wrote:
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> -Original Message-
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> Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
>...
> If I recall correctly, when I did look some time ago at getting
> another TI counter, the Agilent 53230A seemed to have some
> specifications *worst* th
On 4 October 2014 13:24, Tom Van Baak wrote:
> Dave,
Hi Tom
> Thanks for the raw data. Attached is my plot. Your data looks ok to me.
Great
> If you're interested here are some random comments about your
> 8720D-1D5-oscillator-frequency.csv file:
Sure
> - Thanks for including the descriptio
urday, October 04, 2014 3:38 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measurement of frequency of HP 8720D option 1D5
oscillator after switch on
> On 4 October 2014 08:01, Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> Tim,
>>
>> The shape does not look exactly what I would expect from a less than
>> crit
On 4 October 2014 07:57, Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> This answers my original curiosity now - did I have an OCXO or TCXO.
>
>
> With that curve it is definitely an OCXO, and my guess is that it is an
> SC-cut, which matches starting +40 ppm high (if I recall things correctly).
> It is also typical
Tim,
The shape does not look exactly what I would expect from a less than
critical damped oven, it looks a little to peaky, but maybe it is the
resolution of the graph that fools my eye.
Agree that you end up in critical damped oven with fast warmup requirement.
Cheers,
Magnus
On 10/02/2014
On 10/02/2014 09:21 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
On 2 Oct 2014 07:10, "Magnus Danielson" wrote:
David,
The character of starting high/low and then stabilize some 5-30 min later
is typical of oven oscillators. Underdamped ovens have been seen before, I
have even seen o
As to "oscillation": most older octal style crystal ovens have no
proportional control at all, they are simply a bimetallic
click-on-click-off thermostatic switch that is on or off, and after initial
warmup they cycle up and down every few minutes.
A tiny fraction of the better octal crystal ovens
The overshoot behavior from 150 to 220 seconds is exactly what you expect
for slightly less than critical damping which is where many closed loops
end up when rapid lock or warmup is a criteria. Most rapid warmup is almost
always the design point of an OCXO oven.
Tim N3QE
On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 3
On 2 Oct 2014 07:10, "Magnus Danielson" wrote:
>
> David,
>
> The character of starting high/low and then stabilize some 5-30 min later
is typical of oven oscillators. Underdamped ovens have been seen before, I
have even seen one on the brink of oscillation.
Thank you. Do you know the likely caus
David,
The character of starting high/low and then stabilize some 5-30 min
later is typical of oven oscillators. Underdamped ovens have been seen
before, I have even seen one on the brink of oscillation.
TCXO will not have the same wide range, as it compensate for the
temperature.
Cheers,
Further to my question the other day about what type of oscillator was
used in the HP 8720D VNA, fitted with the high stability oscillator
option (1D5), here is the frequency as the instrument is switched on,
after being powered off for 2-3 hours.
The oscillator appears to start too high in freque
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