[time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-21 Thread Perry Sandeen
Gents, Talk about ask and ye shall receive! I want to thank all who have contributed answers on and off line. It appears at this time that in the case of a low end CS for me, that the remuneration is not worth the aggravation. I have far many too many projects to complete to be a nanny to

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-21 Thread k6rtm
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Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-20 Thread J. L. Trantham
to know these units and they may have additional info. Hope this helps. Joe -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Perry Sandeen Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:15 PM To: time-nuts-requ...@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Cesium

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-20 Thread Jason Rabel
I know there was a 5061B listed on Fleabay a couple times and never sold (I think I even saw it on Craigslist)... It's located in Houston, TX... IIRC their offices are relatively close to me, I would be more than willing to drive down there and test out this unit and report back any numbers /

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-20 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Perrier: The problem is that the Cs beam tube is similar to a filament light bulb, i.e. it has a limited life. Most of the used Cs standards that are on the market have worn out tubes. The 5060 is a very crude first generation standard see: http://www.prc68.com/I/5060A.html for more

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-20 Thread J. L. Trantham
: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 1:59 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices I know there was a 5061B listed on Fleabay a couple times and never sold (I think I even saw it on Craigslist)... It's located in Houston, TX... IIRC their offices are relatively close to me, I

[time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-19 Thread Perry Sandeen
Gents, Time nut junkie that I am, I’d like to someday acquire a cesium standard. Several questions: price for a reasonably working unit. Any specific model that one should look for? What about the AS IS HP units that show up on epay? And if you get one how can you know or test it that it’s

Re: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices

2010-10-19 Thread Bill Hawkins
...@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Cesium standard prices Gents, Time nut junkie that I am, I'd like to someday acquire a cesium standard. Several questions: price for a reasonably working unit. Any specific model that one should look for? What about the AS IS HP units that show up on epay