Re: [time-nuts] Frequency counter recommendations

2007-03-27 Thread Angus
Hi, Although they are rather less common and more expensive than the ones you mentioned, Fluke/Philips 6681 counters are also very good. Nominal resolution is 50ps single shot and 1ps repetitive. No RS232, but GPIB and a rather basic analogue output are standard. On Mon, 19 Mar 2007

[time-nuts] 59501A GPIB D/A PRGRMR

2007-03-27 Thread Arnold Tibus
Hello the Time Nuts group, perhaps it is not the right place to look for such things, but I am searching already a long time, w/o any positive results, the user and as well the service manual for the HP-59501A GPIB D/A PRGRMR, a programmable DC-source . One could get the impression it was

Re: [time-nuts] Hello

2007-03-27 Thread Hal Murray
Yes, others working with pendulums have also discovered that they end up making crude thermometers, barometers, or seismometers instead of a good clock. Still, not a reason to give up. But you know you have a world-class pendulum clock when, after having solved every other perturbation, you

Re: [time-nuts] 59501A GPIB D/A PRGRMR

2007-03-27 Thread Matt Osborn
These folks list manuals for the HP-59501A. They can be a bit spendy, but they are original manuals, not copies. http://yourmanualsource.com/ On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:44:28 +0200, Arnold Tibus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello the Time Nuts group, perhaps it is not the right place to look for

Re: [time-nuts] Hello

2007-03-27 Thread Tom Van Baak
Yes, others working with pendulums have also discovered that they end up making crude thermometers, barometers, or seismometers instead of a good clock. Still, not a reason to give up. But you know you have a world-class pendulum clock when, after having solved every other perturbation, you

Re: [time-nuts] Hello

2007-03-27 Thread Neville Michie
Yes, others working with pendulums have also discovered that they end up making crude thermometers, barometers, or seismometers instead of a good clock. Still, not a reason to give up. But you know you have a world-class pendulum clock when, after having solved every other