[time-nuts] Noisy clocks [Was: Atomic Clocks]

[Jeremy Nichols]

Does anyone know how loud the mechanical analog clock in the HP-113AR
Frequency Divider/Clock is supposed to be? Mine is loud to the point of
being annoying. I've surrounded it with insulation, which helps, but it's
not really quiet. I never saw one of these things when new (1960) so I've
no idea whether the noise is simply a function of design and construction
or if mine is worn after 50+ years of use. [The noise is mechanical
gear-type noise, not 1000 Hz whine from the driving frequency.]

Jeremy

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 2:11 PM paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 4:28 PM Mark Sims <holrum at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > My 5065A has the Patek clock.   Those suckers are LOUD.  You can hear
> them
> > ticking two counties away...  hence mine is always disabled.  Once
> started,
> > you have to power cycle the machine to get it to shut up.
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