Joe, Loss of accuracy in the conversion process is probably the biggest reason. It's also less complex to build the voltage standard to a higher degree of accuracy and stability than to build an accurate, stable frequency standard AND an accurate, stable V to F converter.
Steve WB0DBS On Jul 29, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Joseph Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > I imagine that this has been discussed before, but I didn't see anything in > the archives. Long before my recent weakness and ordering of that voltage > standard on ebay, I had thought about using a voltage to frequency > converter. > > Since it is relatively easy and inexpensive to have a very accurate > frequency standard at home, I wondered how difficult would it be to use > that standard to create an accurate voltage standard. > > Some Googling didn't turn up much along these lines. Since this method > apparently isn't being used, there must be some reason. Can anyone > enlighten me? > > Joe Gray > W5JG > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
