One other comment. I have taken the rb package apart for repair and shared that info. I was very impressed with the quality and scale of everything. I speculate 10 years can have problems but I bet it can be made to work again.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:03 AM, paul swed <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes I would believe many know the answer. > Its in the first few pages of the 5065 manual and you can get that at the > several sites free. > Its rb flooding as I recall. I remember the pix. > It explained what it is and what to do. I think there was a recovery > procedure. > But do not recall the details. > Regards > Paul. > WB8TSL > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Peter Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It just occured to me that if anyone knew the answer to this, they >> would likely be on this list. >> >> I remember that when you put the HP5065A into storage, you were >> supposed to unplug a little cable from the Rb cell and wire it up to >> an external power supply - does anyone know exactly what this did, why >> is was necessary, and what the likely likely outcome is if these units >> are stored for an extended period of time (> 10 years) in a fairly >> uncontrolled environment (I.E. and attic) without doing this? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
