[time-nuts] Racal 1992 input amplifier offset problem - fixed

2010-01-18 Thread Joop
I am happy to report that the offset problem I mentioned on Dec 28 is fixed. There were no responses to my request, but it might be helpful to others should their 1992 get faulty in the same way. Basically the A-input had a low leakage input protection diode (JPAD50) that was, well, not so low lea

[time-nuts] Racal 1992 input amplifier offset problem

2009-12-28 Thread Joop
Hi, Sorry if this question is a bit out of place. It is not about timing, but more an electronics thing. But searching for Racal 1992 seems to get a lot of hits here on this list. I have just received a used Racal 1992 counter and are checking it for proper operation. All seem fine except the chan

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-28 Thread Elio Corbolante
mine 1992 (S/N: 992064) mounts a 9462 (454879, REV A) 5MHz OCXO: any more info about it? _ Elio. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructi

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 drift after standby

2009-08-27 Thread Harry Hindriks
Antonio, I will have a look this weekend when I'm back home so I can read the manual and/or open the counter to find the jumper... Harry - PE1OXP > Thanks, Harry, I already had got this info from this list, but had trouble > locating the jumper. The manuals seemed ambiguous, and I didn't find

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 drift after standby

2009-08-27 Thread iov...@inwind.it
Thanks, Harry, I already had got this info from this list, but had trouble locating the jumper. The manuals seemed ambiguous, and I didn't find anyone who actually made the change. May you help? Anyway, now my programs are MATE/CIIL ... Antonio I8IOV > You can switch the mode to standard langu

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 drift after standby

2009-08-27 Thread Harry Hindriks
You can switch the mode to standard language instead of MATE/CIIL by changing a jumper inside the counter. 73, Harry - PE1OXP > In my experience limited to two units, the 04E works very well, and I've > been prudent claiming an aging of one part in 10E10 per day. I suggest to > check your unit

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 drift after standby

2009-08-27 Thread iov...@inwind.it
In my experience limited to two units, the 04E works very well, and I've been prudent claiming an aging of one part in 10E10 per day. I suggest to check your unit. My reference was Rb (LPRO). They are both 02M. The 02M has a tag on the left side looking from the front. If the tag was lost, there

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-27 Thread Joe McElvenney
Hi, A year or so back I had an unusual fault on my 1991 (160MHz version of the 1992). After half-an-hour it would lock-up if you changed any settings but was okay if you left it alone. Of course, after a cool-down period, all went well until the next time. Now for some reason I got it into my hea

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 drift after standby

2009-08-27 Thread John Green
Ed,Mine comes out of standby pretty much where it is going to be. I see from information posted that I seem to have option 4E. Mine doesn't look quite that good compared to GPS. I believe mine is an 02M model though there is nothing on the unit to say so. The manual says the GPIB should be a 401820

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-27 Thread Ed Palmer
from a cat with the comparative specs for those OXCOs Alan G3NYK - Original Message - From: "Ed Palmer" To: "Time Nuts Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992 John Green wrote: Ed Palmer wrote:Which timeb

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-27 Thread Alan Melia
Hi Ed I dont know whther it would be of interest but i have a page from a cat with the comparative specs for those OXCOs Alan G3NYK - Original Message - From: "Ed Palmer" To: "Time Nuts Mailing List" Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts]

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-27 Thread Ed Palmer
John Green wrote: Ed Palmer wrote:Which timebase does yours have? I've got option 4E (similar to 4B). Although the timebase appears to be stable, I've noticed that the counter drifts about 5e-9 during warmup, even when the oscillator has been on standby for many days. It takes a couple of hours

Re: [time-nuts] Racal 1992

2009-08-27 Thread John Green
Ed Palmer wrote:Which timebase does yours have? I've got option 4E (similar to 4B). Although the timebase appears to be stable, I've noticed that the counter drifts about 5e-9 during warmup, even when the oscillator has been on standby for many days. It takes a couple of hours to settle down. Do