[time-nuts] Question on crystal jumps

Hal Murray hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Thu Oct 23 04:41:52 UTC 2008


> This is a very interesting thread.  When I retired from Western
> Kentucky  University in 2001 I was given a very expensive mantel
> clock.  Seven day  wind up with a balance wheel.  I have had a lot of
> fun regulating it over  the last 7 years.  Right now I have it holding
> within 5 seconds a month but  past experience has shown that it won't
> hold indefinitely.  Since the  balance wheel is also an oscillator I
> assume it will undergo these frequency  jumps. 

How small a jump could you notice?

Unless you have it in a temperature controlled box, I'd expect any tiny jumps 
would be lost in the temperature wobbles.

Can you see temperature wobbles?  Can you see any correlations with the phase 
of the moon?  (gravity, tides)



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