Tom, Thank you very much for the information. I am using a larger PS on my Thunderbolt, but I was looking for something smaller. Thanks again for your input. Bruce W1GBS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Van Baak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt PS >> I have a ThunderBolt GPS from a different source than TAPER. >> Can someone tell me where I can get a TAPER like power supply >> for my thunderbolt. I have checked Allelectronics without >> success. Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Bruce W1GBS > >> Thanks all who responded to my inquiry about a Thunderbolt PS. >> I contacted TAPR and they said that they got their Thunderbolts and PS in >> pairs from Tom and could not supply only a PS. I don't know who Tom is ! >> Bruce W1GBS > > Hi Bruce, > > I'm the Tom who arranged the TBolt group buy. Along with the > quantity buy of Thunderbolts, after some experimentation and > comparing prices, I chose power supplies from All Electronics > (their model PS-23). They had a large quantity at one time but > we cleaned them out of all stock for that cheap item in order to > bundle a suitable power supply with each Thunderbolt receiver. > > So that's why All Electronics no longer has that item. If we had > extras or a solid supplier, then TAPR could sell them individually. > If All Electronics had more of these cheap surplus PS I would > have bought them. I hope that clears up the mystery. > > We've shipped some TBolt's already (mostly pre-orders from > last year); TAPR is gathering tested stock now and you'll hear > soon in time-nuts when that door opens. > > For some other power supply options see example ideas here: > http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/tbolt/noise.htm > http://www.leapsecond.com/tbolt-faq.htm > > The +5 and +12 and -12 volt requirements are very standard so > it should be little problem finding something new or used that will > work. Note also there's nothing wrong with using two or even 3 > separate supplies (with common ground). > > /tvb > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.3.0/1501 - Release Date: 6/13/2008 > 6:33 AM > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
