As I understand it, the "physics package" needs to get quite hot
to work.

I would expect the physics package to be well insulated and off
by itself, but this doesn't seem to be the case.

On 01/06/2012 10:06 AM, ewkeh...@aol.com wrote:
I do not understand why this is even discussed. Running at lower
temperature will extend life and using a fan with temperature control will cost 
 no
more than $ 12 and I challenge any of you how I can get for so little money
more than one order of magnitude improvement. As I reported before I started
out  with heat sink only and quickly realized that I would not be able to
measure  aging because the last 2 digits where all over the place and unless
you have an  environment where your lab is within 0.1C  you are throwing
away the real  advantage of a Rb.
I did enclose the Rb cell and the OCXO on a FEI 5962B, its modularity lends
  it self for such testing, it was not worth the effort and the power saving
was  minimal.
Once my aging tests are completed I will test for 15 V voltage  sensitivity.
Bert Kehren


In a message dated 1/6/2012 11:35:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
n...@verizon.net writes:

A heat sink may not be required, per se, although I  would expect that a
larger thermal mass and/or thermal  regulation via a closed loop fan
controller will help smooth  out/stabilize temperature effects.


On 01/06/12, Chuck  Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R<c...@omen.com>  wrote:

The Tech  Manual does not call for heat sinking (unless I missed
something).
The top has labels over much of the  surface.
The bottom has a plastic sheet between the circuitry  and bottom plate.
It appears the unit was expected to be  rather hot when running.
I have mine mounted on the out side  of the box using standoffs.
On 01/06/2012 07:39 AM, Bob  Smither wrote:
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On  Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 6:11 PM,<[1]time-n...@custodes.info>   wrote:

  l<[2]http://www.freqelec.com/rb_osc_fe5680a.html>  says 32W  peak,
but then
also 15-18v@700mA,  which doesn't make sense.
It  will pull 35W for the first five or so minutes then the  current
drops
rather suddenly to  about 700mA.

I have an  analog amp meter on my power supply and I can see a switch
over
after the unit heats up. They must run an  internal oven heater full
tilt
at  first then go into regulated mode.

Some one else said you can cause the FE5680 to draw more power  in
steady
state mode by adding heat  sinking it. Yes that works. Seems the
FE5680
wants to be at some set temperature and the heat sink means it  takes
more
power to keep at the set  point. I just let the fe5680 rest on a
small
aluminum plate.
Have you measured the case  temperature of your FE5680?

I put  mine on a heat sink and the case temperature stays around 50C.
Without
the heat sink it was around 60C. Does anyone know  what temperature is
recommended? The 50C seems a little  hot, but the unit appears to work
well.
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Bob Smither, PhD Circuit  Concepts, Inc.

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