Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-31 Thread Philip Pemberton
On 26/12/13 21:01, Charles Steinmetz wrote: Several observations: The listing is titled and the item is described in the listing text as an EFRATOM LPRO-101 10Mhz Oscillator, but the item in the photos is an SLCR-101. The frequency standard arrived today. It is indeed an SLCR-101. Lamp

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-31 Thread quartz55
Pemberton To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought? On 26/12/13 21:01, Charles Steinmetz wrote: Several observations: The listing is titled

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-31 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Phil wrote: While the seller appears to be in the UK, the used stickers are the same (including handwriting) as those applied by an infamous Chinese supplier, who sells from a number of China-based ebay accounts. So the ultimate origin of the item on the surplus market is apparently that

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-26 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On 26 December 2013 01:18, Philip Pemberton li...@philpem.me.uk wrote: Hi guys, It seems I must have had a bit too much to drink after Christmas dinner, as I've apparently gone crazy and bought an Efratom SLCR-101 Rubidium frequency standard: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400624911534 I

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-26 Thread Philip Pemberton
On 26/12/13 09:33, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: I oringallly thought your offer of $75 was accepted and was going to say it was a decent buy at $75 given it needs only a single supply. But then I realised it must be a UK seller, and it was £75 GBP ($123), which does not seem so attractive given the

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-26 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On 26 December 2013 11:01, Philip Pemberton li...@philpem.me.uk wrote: Then there's the customs charge (20% VAT plus a £10 handling fee). So in most cases, buying from China is a bit of a false economy: $75 US at ~$1.5 to £1 = £50 £50 + 20% VAT = £60 Plus the £10 handling fee = £70

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-26 Thread paul swed
I went to the website and at the bottom you can request further information. You might want to try it. If possible use a business address and email... Regards Paul WB8TSL On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 12:39 AM, Ed Palmer ed_pal...@sasktel.net wrote: Hi Philip, I also have an SLCR and have found

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-26 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Several observations: The listing is titled and the item is described in the listing text as an EFRATOM LPRO-101 10Mhz Oscillator, but the item in the photos is an SLCR-101. The broken link to a manual appears (by its URL) to be for an LPRO-101, not an SLCR-101. So, even if the link

[time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-25 Thread Philip Pemberton
Hi guys, It seems I must have had a bit too much to drink after Christmas dinner, as I've apparently gone crazy and bought an Efratom SLCR-101 Rubidium frequency standard: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400624911534 I suspect this will make a nice companion for my new-to-me (read: pre-loved)

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-25 Thread paul swed
Philip, I have numbers of RBs that I thinker with and from what I have seen the higher voltage the better. If you search time nuts I have commented several times that a tired circa 1994 telco RB seems to be in the 2-3V range. The give away is if it loses lock randomly and I use a pedometer count

Re: [time-nuts] Efratom SLCR-101 rubidium - what have I just bought?

2013-12-25 Thread Ed Palmer
Hi Philip, I also have an SLCR and have found almost no info online. Here's the only thing I found: http://web.archive.org/web/2229191126/http://www.datum.com/prod_slcr.html Ed On 12/25/2013 7:18 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote: Hi guys, It seems I must have had a bit too much to drink