Hi Greg -- The 5065A is a Rubidium standard and unlike Cesium units it doesn't have a "wear out" mechanism. With a little TLC they can run indefinitely. While they drift (very slowly), they have much better short term stability than a Cs and so in some ways are more useful.
John On Oct 23, 2019, 11:00 PM, at 11:00 PM, "Gregory P. Ennis" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Corby, > >I very new to this list and have been monitoring it for the last 6 >months. I was >interested in doing some time dilation experiments with some Cs, but >had to become a little >hesitant when I discovered the price of them. > >My initial review of the Cs caused me to conclude there were not many >around and used parts >were not available. > >If you have had yours running for 5 years without a blink, I have to be >impressed. > >Where did you get yours? > >Greg Ennis > >Hi, > >How many of you leave your 5065A on all the time? > >Approximately how many years have you had it running without major >maintenance? > >My current "gold standard" 5065A has been running for over 5 years. > >Cheers! > >Corby > > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to >http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >and follow the instructions there. > > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to >http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
