[time-nuts] FE-5680A Mechanical Question

[Chris Albertson]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Bob Camp <lists at rtty.us> wrote:
> Hi
>
> With the Rb pulling about 700 ma at 15 volts, it's going to nuke a battery
> pretty fast. You may find that (unlike an OCXO) the Rb comes back up to
> frequency fairly quickly (minutes /hours not days / weeks). Simply
> unplugging it and carrying it power off could be workable approach.

I think this is the entire point of using Rb.   Mine came up pretty
much dead-on 10Mhz as shipped from China.
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Chris Albertson
Redondo Beach, California