[time-nuts] Re; Stinky Z3801

[Chuck Harris]

Most likely, the inner oven has burned up in a flame of glory,
and the outer oven is doing all the work at keeping the xtal close
to the right temperature.  I would say you now have a single oven
oscillator.

-Chuck Harris

John Green wrote:
> I partially disassembled the reference and the smell is coming from the
> inner oven. After looking at the website that shows a complete disassembly,
> it looks like the only thing that could be generating the odor is the black
> foam insulation between the oscillator can and the outer oven. Since the
> oscillator/inner oven can is sealed, there isn't anything else to generate
> the smell. Funny part is that it still works fine. Why did it wait 4 months
> to start smelling? I am going to put everything back together and just see
> what happens.
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