Hi Like any other electronics, Rb's reliability decreases as temperature goes up. There are a lot of parts in there and the vast majority do not need to be heated. Running them hot kills them. Been there and done that with several Rb's.
Put a fan or heat sink on it. You will significantly extend it's life. Bob On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:19 AM, Ken Kubick <kenkub...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I just baught two FE-5680A Rubidium Frequency Standards. Both units seem to > work just fine. The units I recieved are mounted to a PCB. They both run > real hot around 58 Deg. C. Should I put them on heatsinks? or is this > normal? The data sheet says the temperature range is -5 to +50 deg. C. I > don't want to put a heatsink on them if there is a heater inside that trys to > keep them hot at 58 deg. C. > > Thankyou > > kenkub...@hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 instructions there. _______________________________________________ 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 instructions there.
