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

[paul swed]

Well don't know that anyone had one new. But they do have them and some
have shared pix of the cleanup they did. Has my respect.
Regards

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:51 PM Jeremy Nichols <jn6wfo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Paul. I have and there was. Unfortunately, there isn't much real
> information, no data one can use, just vague descriptions. Next time I have
> the clock running I'll make a video, put it on YouTube, post a link here.
> Perhaps someone else has one and can compare. What would be nice would be
> to find someone who had a 113AR when it was new and could comment on the
> noise level out of the box.
>
> Jeremy
> N6WFO
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 5:38 PM paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Do a search on time-nuts. I would swear some 3 years ago this was
> discussed
> > and they are annoying loud. It wouldn't have mattered im many
> environments
> > as there were other peices of equipment that had fans and such. But at
> home
> > we tend to hear lots of things.
> > Good luck.
> > Regards
> > Paul
> > WB8TSL
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 7:02 PM Jeremy Nichols <jn6wfo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 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:
> > > >
> > > > > 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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