Out of curiosity, what do the Datum tubes sell for? Are they any good? -John
============== > Of course, you'd hear the same thing if you asked the modern-day HP if > they > could refurbish an inkjet cartridge. :) Not the same thing, and not the > same company, I know... but still, HP had no incentive to try very hard to > develop a reconditioning process, at least before Datum started selling > replacement tubes. > > One problem is, the job would have to be done under vacuum at every step, > or > at least in an inert-gas atmosphere. That means either some kind of glove > box or robotics. If any oxygen were to enter the tube, the cesium that's > deposited everywhere would oxidize immediately and irreversibly ruin any > surface it's on. > > My guess is that anyone capable of reconditioning a Cs tube at home would > also be capable of building one from scratch. Easier to earn the $30K for > a > new one at McDonald's, would be my guess. > > -- john, KE5FX > > >> J. Forster wrote: >> > Cesium is pretty reactive and could likely be stripped off >> chemically and >> > the CBT tube cleaned. >> >> The HP/Agilent CBT experts claimed they didn't know how to do >> this, at least >> for any economically viable cost. They also said they have been >> asked this question approximately 2 gazillion times. >> >> Rick Karlquist N6RK _______________________________________________ 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.
