[time-nuts] Thunderbolt E failing

xaos xaos at darksmile.net
Sat Sep 12 21:37:16 UTC 2020


Kevin,

Can you post your Lady Heather config file and command line options that 
created that image ?

George

On 9/10/2020 19:08, Kevin Schuchmann wrote:
> Guess my image didn't make it, I will add it as an attachment this time.
>
> Swapped power supplies no difference.
>
> Antenna is on a splitter shared with a non E thunderbolt and it is 
> working fine along with a NTP100 and Tymserve 2100 with no complaints 
> from them.
>
> I will try disconnecting the antenna and see what happens.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
> On 9/10/2020 2:41 PM, Bob kb8tq wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> A couple things to check:
>>
>> 1) Is your power supply doing odd things? It’s the first thing I’d 
>> suspect in this case.
>>
>> 2) Does the OCXO “behave” if you turn off the GPS ( = disconnect the 
>> antenna ) and watch
>> it with a counter?
>>
>> 3) While the antenna is disconnected from the TBolt, hook it to 
>> something else and see how it’s doing?
>>
>> 4) What does. LH show for sats and all the other stuff as this is 
>> going on ?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>> On Sep 10, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Kevin Schuchmann <kschuchm at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Newbie here looking for comments from people with more experience 
>>> with thunderbolt E's to comment on what I am seeing.
>>> Unit is jumping and ramping the DAC one direction then goes stable 
>>> for a bit only to start jumping and ramping the other way.
>>> Oscillator heading south or more likely the electronics package?
>>>
>>> Was running OK, shutdown and put away for months and then restarted 
>>> and has been running like this for months and not settling down.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>>
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