I was told by a Technical Support Engineer from Symmetricom Global Services
that
"The typical life span is ~10 years for these Rubidium Time Bases".
This is in response to my request for information on a Ball/Efratom
PTB-100.
Is this a typical life span of a rubidium standard?
We had a guy from Pendulum Instruments in our Laboratory that stated that
the life span of Rubidium crystals are between 10 ~ 12 years, so the
information seems to be correct. I believe that when the rubidium starts to
get older, it loses stability and inversely behaves like the quartz (when
older, the more stable).
Kind regards,
Do some standards last longer than others?
What are the symptoms of a failing rubidium bulb?
Thanks
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
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