Re: [time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-25 Thread EB4APL
Hi, Sorry for this late response but I was away from home. I did the 1 PPS mod a year ago. I just cut the trace between TP14 and U405 pin 6 and soldered a wire between TP14 and TP33. Now you have 1PPS on the former 9.8304 MHz output. Not being a cellular tower operator I did not have any use

[time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-10 Thread Mark Sims
Pretty much all the telecom GPSDO's are driven by an on-board, isolated DC-DC converter. Some are 24V nominal input, some are 48V (a few are even 18-72V). The '+' / '-' designation is pretty much irrelevant since the converter inputs are isolated and are not referenced to chassis ground...

Re: [time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-10 Thread Clay Autery
Just picked up a 48VDC via suggestion from Mr. Sims from BG Micro, as he was correct... It will function on 24VDC or -48VDC and I have to put another connector on it and/or add a power receptacle on the Nortel box (just reverse the polarity on one or the other). I agree that having Multiple

[time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-10 Thread Mark Sims
The NTBW50AA (and most other telecom GPSDO's) will run on 48V. This will solve your problems for dirt cheap. They are very high quality industrial/medical supplies (not cheap junk wall-warts) that currently sell from distributors for over $80.

Re: [time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi You can get a very good industrial 24V supply for < $40 (and maybe < $20) brand new from distribution. Comes with a 3 year warranty and has all the various protection things you would want on a supply. My claim is that you will always have 12V, 24V and 48V “stuff” running around. Having a

[time-nuts] Questions on Nortel Trimble NTBW50AA GPSTM

2016-08-10 Thread Clay Autery
1) Need a 24 VDC power supply. Am considering just buying an Astron VLS-35M Adjustable Voltage/Current supply (5-32V/1.5A to limit) since I don't own a variable power supply yet, this is a linear, and the same size package as my RS-70M. I can worry about a dedicated supply later if I decide to