[time-nuts] Opening an Isotemp OCXO

[paul swed]

Pete
Another MIT-er. Well the only way I have handled them is with a small torch.
Clamp the unit. Heat the solder and it will flow down to the low point and
tend to drip out.
Stick a small xacto knife in to break any remaining solder loose.
Not super pretty but all of it can be cleaned up usually and then
re-soldered.
Hey its dead whats to loose?
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Peter Reilley <preilley_454 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> I bought an Isotemp OCXO82-59 with a frequency of 10 MHz for a $3 at the
> MIT flea market.
> As expected it was dead.   It heats up as expected but looking at the
> output with a scope there
> is nothing.   However looking at the output with a spectrum analyzer I can
> see a faint 10 MHz
> signal.   It seems that the oscillator is running but the output circuitry
> is dead.   Reasonable
> assumption?
>
> Anyway, has anyone had any luck unsoldering the tin case without
> destroying it?
>
> Pete.
>
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