Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control

2010-01-25 Thread Joseph M Gwinn
control Sent by: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com At 7:31 PM + 1/23/10, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:31:40 -0500 From: Bob Camp li...@cq.nu Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control To: Discussion of precise time

[time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control

2010-01-23 Thread Joe Gwinn
Back in December 2009 I proposed (in Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Rubidium (heatpipe cooling for)) use of heat pipes to stabilize the temperature of a Rubidium oscillator within an insulated box. Turns out I was anticipated by ~40 years. While standard heat pipes offer near isothermality , they

Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control

2010-01-23 Thread Bob Camp
Hi After a quick read, I still don't see much on just how good the thermal control can get. Of course I could have missed that page ... Bob On Jan 23, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Joe Gwinn wrote: Back in December 2009 I proposed (in Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Rubidium (heatpipe cooling for)) use of heat

Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control

2010-01-23 Thread Joe Gwinn
At 7:31 PM + 1/23/10, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:31:40 -0500 From: Bob Camp li...@cq.nu Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for temperature control

2010-01-23 Thread Magnus Danielson
Joe Gwinn wrote: Back in December 2009 I proposed (in Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Rubidium (heatpipe cooling for)) use of heat pipes to stabilize the temperature of a Rubidium oscillator within an insulated box. Turns out I was anticipated by ~40 years. Joe, thanks for a nice summary with