[time-nuts] "Ancient 5065..."

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

Indeed, while the clock *is* cool, I would strip it out of a 5065. The nose is 
one issue. The power consumed by the chain of boards (which also would 
go) is (to me) at least as big a bother. 

Bob

> On Oct 22, 2019, at 10:47 AM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The comment I would make is in the past there have been discussions on
> time-nuts about the patek clock movement. Maybe the units worth it for that
> alone. But do agree the shipping will be quite an additional cost.
> I had actually wanted a clock. But a person filled me in on the clack clack
> clack of the movement. Annoying was his comment.
> Regards
> Paul
> 
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:07 PM Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> I think that you never really know what’s what until *you* can poke at it
>> and try to fire it up.
>> If the device (any device) was run for decades, parts probably were
>> swapped to keep it
>> running.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>>> On Oct 21, 2019, at 4:16 PM, Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts <
>> time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hmm...
>>> 
>>> On one hand the seller claims ..."is fully functional"
>>> On the other hand the seller writes..."untested"
>>> Strange that it has the light brown type cover plates.
>>> My old s/n 848-00131 has the dark blue covers.
>>> for $333 I would have baught it untested but the shippingto Sweden is
>> another $209. It will be interseting to seehow much money it will go for...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> /Ulf - SM6GXV
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