Pretty much the same as Paul, I do it every 4 months. I'll soon have a timer to turn the unit on a few hours every 120 days or something like that.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 6:53 AM, paul swed <[email protected]> wrote: > As Mark says the tubes have a very finite life. So like him I turn mine on > as needed and every 6 months. My tube is on absolute fumes and is very very > marginal. But it still locks on its own in something like 16 hours with > almost impossible to see beam current. > So if you follow the every 6 months then indeed that CS will last a long > time. > Plus no power consumption and heat generation. How green is that? > Now some might say whats the value of the CS if its not your main > reference? > It helps resolve ambiguity between to GPSDOs as an example. Which ones > moving around more. Its great for checking your RB offsets etc. > Few people need the CS on all the time. The other funny thing on the HP > series you can turn the tube off and just use the OCXO after its been > adjusted accurately. > I run my HP 5065a Rb the same way. Power as needed and every 6 months. > So you are very lucky to have a good CS. > Regards > Paul. > WB8TSL > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 6:07 PM, Don Latham <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I lucked out on a very squeaky clean FTS 4060 CS standard. Started up > right > > away and appears to have a strong tube. > > My question for those in the know: > > I don't appeal to the standard very often. > > Should I leave it on all the time, on a UPS, or start it up when I need > it? > > I'm 76. If I leave it on, will it last as long as I need it :-)? > > Thanks and howdy, > > Don > > > > > > > > -- > > "Noli sinere nothos te opprimere" > > > > Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL > > Six Mile Systems LLC > > 17850 Six Mile Road > > Huson, MT, 59846 > > > > mail: POBox 404 > > Frenchtown MT 59834-0404 > > > > VOX 406-626-4304 > > CEL 406-241-5093 > > Skype: buffler2 > > www.lightningforensics.com > > www.sixmilesystems.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
