Robert LaJeunesse wrote:
Poor man's solution: Use an Arduino to read the Thunderbolt 1PPS and lock a 50Hz
(or 60Hz) square wave to the 1PPS. Any resulting jitter can likely be kept in
the tens of microsecond range, easily filtered out by the clock mechanics.
Filter the square wave a bit and feed it into an audio amplifier (or two) of
sufficient power to run the clock. (Possibly a 12V powered bridge amplifier at
~14W would be adequate?) Use some sort of audio output or filament transformer
backwards to create the proper line voltage to run the clock. Maybe run the
whole thing off a 12V battery with float charger for uninterruptible timing.
When using the power transformer "backwards" keep in mind the impedance
output of the amplifier. Audio amplifiers are rated in watts into an 8
ohm (or 4 ohm) load. So, what you want is a power transformer of desired
wattage and the low voltage side having a volt and amps rating that
would match an 8 ohm load or 4 ohm load. Then, you hook it "backwards"
(i.e. as a step-up transformer) to an audio amp of a rating higher than
the transformer then hook the signal to the input and use the volume
knob as a throttle. Turn up until desired voltage is reached.
Have fun!
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