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

[Jeremy Nichols]

BTW, does anyone have an HP-113AR manual they could copy and sell to me? I
have a PDF of a 113BR manual, which is similar but not identical.

Jeremy

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 6:50 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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