Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2014-05-07 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hej Ulf, On 05/08/2014 01:14 AM, Ulf Ralberg wrote: Bought an LPRS-01 on eBay too. Of course it only locked for a few seconds. Got some valuable hints from Magnus Danielsson that steered me in the right direction - the VCXO was probably saturated. After some inspection, I conluded there were no

[time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Gerd v. Egidy
Hi, I bought a used Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO from fluke.l on ebay. Unfortunately the unit is broken and shows the same defect as was mentioned about a year ago on this list: after warm-up it locks for a few seconds, but lock is lost again after a few seconds. The lock output pulls low for a few

Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Check the output frequency of the unit as it sweeps. I'd bet it's not quite making it to 10 MHz. Look for a trimmer cap near the master crystal. It should be possible to tweak it so the sweep makes it to either side of 10 MHz. Bob On May 26, 2013, at 1:43 PM, Gerd v. Egidy li...@egidy.de

Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Ed Palmer
I don't have an LPFRS, but if I'm reading the manual correctly, the fourth column of numbers on the 'M' command (4D, 4C on your screen capture) is the VCXO control voltage. Shouldn't this be continuously sweeping up and down until it finds lock? Does the output frequency sweep up and down

Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Gerd v. Egidy
Hi Ed, I don't have an LPFRS, but if I'm reading the manual correctly, the fourth column of numbers on the 'M' command (4D, 4C on your screen capture) is the VCXO control voltage. Shouldn't this be continuously sweeping up and down until it finds lock? You are right, it sweeps the control

Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Ed Palmer
Hi Gerd, When it locks for a few seconds, make a note of the VCXO control voltage. Watch it as closely as you can during the lock period. Is it very near one end of the sweep range? Does it then drift off the end of the range when lock is lost? That behaviour would suggest that the VCXO

Re: [time-nuts] Temex LPFRS-01 / LPRO rubidium reference repair

2013-05-26 Thread Gerd v. Egidy
Hi Ed, When it locks for a few seconds, make a note of the VCXO control voltage. Watch it as closely as you can during the lock period. Is it very near one end of the sweep range? Does it then drift off the end of the range when lock is lost? That behaviour would suggest that the VCXO