Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread shalimr9
To: ; Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A I read 'Vector Voltmeter' and assumed HP 8405A. Jerry -Original Message- From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist <rich...@karlquist.com> To:

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread shalimr9
precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A Just a quick note... HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced for each movement on a custom made servo controlled photographic calibrator

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread Greg Burnett
2010 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A Thanks, except I remember he went by Barney or Barnie. -John = > P.S. There's a better description (in an article by Bernie Oliver) at: > http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/IssuePDFs/1961-03.pdf

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread J. Forster
reg Burnett" > To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" > > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 2:07 PM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A > > > Yeah, I remember from the "good old days", we individually calibra

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread Greg Burnett
12, 2010 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A Yeah, I remember from the "good old days", we individually calibrated taut-band meter movements with a HP designed servo-meter calibrator. At least that's the way we did it for some models. I don'

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread Greg Burnett
e - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:11 AM Subject: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A Just a quick note... HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced for each movement on a custom made servo controlled photographi

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread gsteinba52
am Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A On 10/12/2010 8:11 AM, gsteinb...@aol.com wrote:? > Just a quick note...? >? > HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced? > for each movement on a custom

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread paul swed
Jerry thanks and completely understand. But then again a meter with 50% of its scale missing isn't all that useful either. Its all relative. On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:11 AM, wrote: > Just a quick note... > > HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually > p

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 10/12/2010 8:11 AM, gsteinb...@aol.com wrote: Just a quick note... HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced for each movement on a custom made servo controlled photographic calibrator. An archive might be nice but won't provide the meter

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Jerry: Is there an HP Journal or other article that goes into detail on how they did that? Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com gsteinb...@aol.com wrote: Just a quick note... HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced for eac

[time-nuts] Subject: Re: Meter face for HP-4805A

2010-10-12 Thread gsteinba52
Just a quick note... HP was quite proud that scales for their precision meters were individually produced for each movement on a custom made servo controlled photographic calibrator. An archive might be nice but won't provide the meter accuracy of the originals produced for each unit.