[time-nuts] Re: Intro and question

[paul swed]

Kevin do open it up and take a look. If not to difficult, check the
obvious. Shorted diode bridges or filter caps. Maybe an open transformer
winding. Just using a ohmmeter.
Then check the power buses before and after the regulators looking for
shorts. All very easy quick checks before you apply power.
I don't know if I have schematics or they are online. I will check and can
perhaps give better guidance.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 7:51 PM Bob Camp via time-nuts <
time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> WWV sync’d clocks are pretty rare these days. WWVB parts are all over the
> place. Unfortunately, GPS *is* the way most of this gets done these days.
>
> If the goal is “all in one box wired up as delivered” the range of WWVB
> boils down mainly to wall clocks. If hooking this to that and playing with
> computer nonsense is “ok”, there are dirt cheap WWVB modules out there.
>
> Bob
>
> > On Jan 20, 2024, at 1:23 PM, KevinC via time-nuts <
> time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all, new to this list.
> >
> > I just lost my beloved Heathkit GC-1000 that has, amazingly, run for
> almost 50 years (I built it when I was about 15, 65 now) after our last set
> of power outages up here in NE Missouri (37 hours without power due to
> snowstorms - set a new record for us).
> >
> > Not sure exactly what I want to replace it with, other than not wanting
> a GPS solution.  My office/man cave is tin sided, but I have loop antenna
> and long wire antenna feeds in through that. The GC-1000 synced up with the
> 5/10/15MHz radio signals and displayed time in 1/10th second increments.
> Something similar would be sweet.
> >
> >  I have a lot of computer servers, all NTP synced, so its more about the
> tech used than a second resolution time - my PC or servers can provide me
> that.
> >
> > On the other hand, having NTP Stratum 0 output support would be diabetes
> inducing sweet.  I'm on gigabit Internet, so could support a bit of a load.
> >
> > Alas, being retired on fixed income does make cost an issue, so lets
> float $500 out as a proposed budget.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin
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