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

[Jeremy Nichols]

I am fortunate that my 113AR came to me in excellent condition from an eBay
seller and worked immediately. The noise is the only concern.


On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 7:06 PM paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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