[time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.

Rick Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Sat Mar 17 22:29:38 UTC 2007


You're thinking of the 5062 that fits into the hatch
of a submarine (a 5061 won't).  The test is called
the "hammer blow" test.

Rick Karlquist N6RK


Magnus Danielson wrote:
> From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts.
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
> Message-ID: <24661.204.213.79.145.1174164491.squirrel at webmail.sonic.net>
>
> Rick,
>
>> That project made it as far as a pilot run of a half dozen
>> working prototypes and assignment of a model number, but HP never
>> sold any of them.  I still have one of these "valuable"
>> collector's items :-)
>>
>> You probably never heard of the HP 5063
>> cesium either, but that's another story...
>
> Isn't that the Navy cesium? To handle the physical shocks of the big 12
> inch
> canons if I recall correctly.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
>






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