[time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

[SAIDJACK at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/16/2007 11:34:56 Pacific Daylight Time,  
tvb at leapsecond.com writes:


The  Cesium atoms make a one-way trip from one end of
the tube the other; from a  nice solid/liquid pool of silvery
cesium in the oven to a splattered mess  in the getter. So
there's no restoring the tube that once that's done.  Think
toothpaste. Think ballpoint pen. Think  taxes.



Hi Tom,
 
I have a used FTS-4050 unit that has a very high Cs current (meter is  maxed) 
and generally doesen't seem to lock very well.
 
Is there anyone in the market for a used FTS-4050 for parts? I would be  
interested to sell the actual Cs reference inside the unit. Want to keep the 19"  
rack mount enclosure though.
 
The unit has a good 5MHz OCXO (modell FTS1200 I think), and of course there  
are all the Cs control boards inside which are probably still good. The OCXO  
makes this a nice parts unit.
 
Wanted to see if anyone is interested in trading etc, otherwise I may put  it 
on Ebay.
 
bye,
Said



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