THANKS, EVERYONE. OFF IT GOES. DON paul swed > 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. > >
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