[time-nuts] 5071A Cs Oven

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 10/4/2012 9:45 AM, Tom Van Baak wrote:
> Bob,
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> Right, not good. There should be a fault message associated with it. Check the internal log.
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> OTOH, to conserve cesium, I've heard that some people run 5071A in standby mode most of the time and only turn on the cesium for a fraction of an hour a day or a week (to recal the quartz). Running in this standby mode is also advisable if one wants the best short-term performance out of a 5071A, without the loop noise. In this respect it's just like a GPSDO - you get the best short-term performance if you turn off disciplining.
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> /tvb
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>> Hi
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>> Is "Cs oven: 0.0V" a good thing on a 5071A?
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>> I suspect not, since either it or GPS is off frequency.
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>> Bob
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