[time-nuts] Source of Rubidium Lamp for Efratom FRK
Mike Niven
mfniven at ymail.com
Wed Jul 29 15:23:06 UTC 2015
Thanks for the comment Bob. Tracing Efratom through the ages, I see they are now Microsemi. I wonder whether they will still have a lamp for such a geriatric Rb source and at what price - probably more than the cost of the complete Racal 9475? I will follow it up anyway as I hardly ever see working or scrap FRKs for sale in the UK.
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>On Tue, 28/7/15, Bob Camp wrote:
>
>Hi
>
>The Efratom bulbs have a “magic mix” of gas in them. The only place I have ever
>bought them is direct from Efratom. They were fairly expensive back in the early 90’s …
>
>Bob
>
>> On Jul 28, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Mike Niven <mfniven at ymail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Would anyone know of a source of the Rubidium bulb fitted in the Efratom FRK (and probably other FRx) standards? I have repaired and refurbished my Racal 9475, which is fitted with the older style FRK (not -H or -L) module. It is working properly at present but the lamp voltage is down to 5.5V, which is below the stated minimum of 6V. I have tried rejuvenating the bulb using a hot air gun, as described by Corby, but this has had no obvious impact. Hence, I have little feel for how much life the existing lamp has left and a spare would be good for my peace of mind.
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>> Mike
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