The OXCOs are identical on the schematic, but pinout patterns vary. At least mine did, which can be cobbled around, but not fun.
Pete Rawson On Sep 24, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > The new-er ocxo's are available on the e place for about $50. Replacement > tbolts are $60 to$120 on the same site. The ocxo's all look like they will > swap with each other. > > Bob > > > > On Sep 24, 2010, at 3:49 PM, David Martindale <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Suppose I have an old Thunderbolt that works, but has the old Piezo >> OCXO. Is it feasible to upgrade it "in place" by obtaining one of the >> newer Trimble oscillators from somewhere (or something equally good >> that fits mechanically)? Does the Trimble OCXO need different >> operating parameters than the Piezo one (e.g. gain)? >> >> (I have seen John Miles' page >> <http://www.thegleam.com/ke5fx/tbolt.htm> that describes replacing the >> old OCXO with a HP 10811. But that won't fit in the original case and >> requires an extra power supply voltage. If I need to buy a better >> OCXO anyway, why not one that fits the available space and operates >> from the available power?) >> >> Or would it just make sense to buy a more recent Thunderbolt for $200? >> >> Dave >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
