[time-nuts] more 5370B

Connie Marshall connie.marshall at suddenlink.net
Sat May 23 14:53:09 UTC 2009


The heat sink on the back of my 5370B runs very hot. Can't touch it for more
than a fraction of a second. Maybe some where around 140F. I assume this is
not normal??

73
Connie
K5CM


-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com]On
Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp
Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:35 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 5070B once more.... (actually 5370A fans)


In message <BLU125-W32EB9626ACF899C8949FFCE560 at phx.gbl>, Mark Sims writes:
>
>Many failed electrolytic caps on PC motherboards and in PC power supplies
>can be traced to a case of industrial espionage gone wrong.  [...]

While this tale is true, the fact is that even without incompetence,
electrolytics suck.

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Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.

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