[time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Robert Darby
I purchased an FTS 1050 recently and after a cursory inspection of the interior powered it up to see if it's functional. This particular unit is a bit odd; it has the optional battery back-up, no PPS, and instead of the usual 1Mhz, 5Mhz, 10Mhz it has four 10Mhz outputs with tnc female

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Tom Knox
Hi Bob; I was wondering who won the unit. They are very nice oscillators. With noise on older equipment like the 1050A I would check and/or replace caps. I am about to do that to my own 1050A. It may not resolve the problem, but it will eliminate that possibility. I look forward to hearing how

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread paul swed
Bob I have no schematics but some pics might be helpful in trying to understand why the 7818 has not incoming voltage. I speculate the unit plus into 110 VAC? The TNCs almost make sound like some cel tower thing. Regards] Paul WB8TSL On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Tom Knox act...@hotmail.com

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Bob Camp
Hi First step would be to lift the +22 feed wire and see if a current meter shows any current drain into the doubler box. The 7818 would suggest that you have no current, but it may just be well heat sunk. If there's no current into the box, it's time to open it up. Bob On Apr 3, 2013, at

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Robert Darby
A little follow-up. I looked at all four 1000B outputs with the scope; one pair is at 1.2V rms and the second is at .7V rms. The waveform looks clean and is close to the 1.0V and .5V described on the spec sheet so I conclude that the oscillator is fine. I disassembled the doubler case to

[time-nuts] Trimble T-Bolt Pin-Out

2013-04-03 Thread Richard Solomon
Anybody have the pin-out of the DB-9 connector ? Need to know what is connected to each pin. Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Richard Solomon
Just curious, where are you getting these from ? Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/3/2013 7:21 PM, Robert Darby wrote: A little follow-up. I looked at all four 1000B outputs with the scope; one pair is at 1.2V rms and the second is at .7V rms. The waveform looks clean and is close to the 1.0V and .5V

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Robert Darby
Dick, If you're asking about the FTS 1050A it was on Ebay. I believe Symmetricom still sells them but I can't justify buying one from them. bob On 4/3/2013 10:56 PM, Richard Solomon wrote: Just curious, where are you getting these from ? Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/3/2013 7:21 PM, Robert

Re: [time-nuts] Trimble T-Bolt Pin-Out

2013-04-03 Thread Bob Martinson
http://www.leapsecond.com/tbolt-faq.htm 73, Bob, K1REM -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Richard Solomon Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:56 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Trimble T-Bolt Pin-Out

Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A

2013-04-03 Thread Tom Knox
My last one was eBay as well. Thomas Knox Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 23:15:06 -0400 From: bobda...@triad.rr.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Question about FTS 1050A Dick, If you're asking about the FTS 1050A it was on Ebay. I believe Symmetricom still sells them but