I doubt that cloning has much to do with it. Any cloner worth their salt
wouldn't have any problems reverse engineering a PCB. The real problem is that
it is expensive to produce and maintain service documentation and there doesn't
seem to be market demand in this throw away culture.
Matthew
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> On May 5, 2019, at 8:17 AM, Bob kb8tq wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Well, it this day and age of “clone anything” manufacturers, I doubt you ever
> will see
> schematics again. Most outfits stopped sending them out decades ago.
>
> Bob
>
>> On May 4, 2019, at 10:26 PM, Tom Knox wrote:
>>
>> I agree Bob, I have seen many different versions, I have even seen one with
>> option BVA (In a 1000B form-factor) and versions with 10MHz external ref
>> input. But any schematic or service manual would be a great staring point
>> even if a different version.
>>
>>
>> Tom Knox
>>
>> "Peace is not the absence of violence, but the presence of Justice" Both MLK
>> and Albert Einstein
>>
>>
>> From: time-nuts on behalf of Bob kb8tq
>>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 5:00 PM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Cc: Jeff Kruth
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FTS 1050A Service Manual
>>
>> HI
>>
>> I suspect that as long as the 1050 has been around …. there are mulitple
>> versions of the schematics.
>> I doubt there ever *was* a service manual. It likely was a “factory repair
>> only” sort of device.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>> On May 4, 2019, at 5:53 PM, Jeff Kruth via time-nuts
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello!
>>> Does anyone know where I might find the service manual (schematics
>>> particularly) for the FTS 1050A Quartz Oscillator? PDF, printed, scratched
>>> on papyrus, etc.?
>>> N8UR sent me the operating manual, but I need a little more
>>> detail.MicroSemi owns the stuff now and I have not contacted them, you know
>>> how it goes with acquisitions.Thanks! Jeff Kruth
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