The HP and Symmetricom Cesium standards have a hazmat exemption. Thomas Knox
> From: li...@rtty.us > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 17:46:18 -0400 > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP5061B Beam Tubes > > Hi > > Well I can answer that one. > > Sending a 5071 back to Symmetricom and getting a new high performance tube in > it is roughly a $35K hit to the old Visa card. The hard part is getting all > the shipping doc's filled out for the "ultra hazardous Cs" that you are > shipping. You have to go to a class and get a certificate just to fill out > the forms…. > > Perish forbid *anybody* would ever ignore those regulations and carry one on > a passenger flight ……. > > ------------------ > > Just in case you missed all the previous posts. There isn't enough Cs in a > standard to harm much of anything Its so well protected that a drop off a 4 > story building won't release any of it. Regardless of all that it's Hazmat. > > Bob > > On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:32 PM, Pete Lancashire <p...@petelancashire.com> wrote: > > > Bob basically said it, not only 5061A but most others. I now only run my > > 5061A every couple months to purge it and when I want to play with my two > > Rb's and want them adjusted to the 5061A vs GPS. > > > > Wonder what a replacement 5071A tube runs now days ... > > > > -pete > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Bob Camp <li...@rtty.us> wrote: > > > >> Hi > >> > >> Most of the genuine 5061 tubes out there have either died long ago or > >> wound up in one of the ever smaller number of working 5061's. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> On Sep 22, 2013, at 3:58 PM, W3KL <w...@w3kl.com> wrote: > >> > >>> What's the story on availability of beam 5061 beam tubes? Does anyone > >> have > >>> a supply or know of someone who does who is willing to sell one or more? > >>> I'm looking for option 004 tubes if they are available? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> My 5061B Option 004 is basically kaput.no beam current at all. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jeff > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
