[time-nuts] Re: in-ground clock room

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

The original spec was for a room roughly 3’ x 3’. You then 
put the clocks on the walls. Let’s say they are a foot deep
on all 4 walls. You now have a 1’ x 1’ clear space for your 
ladder or hoist.  Even if it’s 1.5 x 1.5 that seems difficult. 

Bob

> On Sep 13, 2021, at 10:33 AM, Joseph Gwinn <joegwinn at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 13 Sep 2021 03:30:35 -0400, time-nuts-request at lists.febo.com 
> wrote:
> Re: time-nuts Digest, Vol 209, Issue 11
> [snip]
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:58:32 -0400
>> From: Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org>
>> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: in-ground clock room
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> 	<time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
>> 
> [snip]
>> 
>> No matter what’s on top, you still need to get in and out of your vault. 
>> A ladder might work. I *know* that bringing the sort of stuff you 
>> are talking
>> about down a ladder would not be anything I would even remotely want
>> to try. Stairs and multiple doors would work, but you just > doubled the 
>> size of the hole. It’s not quite clear how you deal with the “thermal leak”
>> that the stairs create. The door to the stairs also uses up valuable wall
>> space. Even a trap door to get to a ladder would require a bit of thought.
> 
> One can use a ladder so long as there are provisions for hoisting 
> equipment up and down.  Basically there must be a structural frame 
> above the access hatch from which to hang a block and tackle or the 
> modern equivalent.
> 
> I installed such a setup in my attic, so I could store 100# air 
> conditioners in the attic over the winter.  No way was anybody going 
> to harry that thing up and down those rickety folding starts.  This 
> hoist has been very useful over the years.
> 
> Joe Gwinn
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