[time-nuts] Wenzel Associates 100 Mhz osc

[Lux, James P]

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> I have some drive time so I might give Wenzel a call and see
> how it goes.
>
> Meanwhile I looked around some more and found some with PTI
> oscillators. The pins are laid out in a square where as the
> Wenzel unit is in a straight row. The attached cable is the
> same with the same colors so I'm going to guess I can find
> the power and control leads. I'll make a test set up and
> start playing.
>
> Got a few questions.
>
> When it says 12 volts, most times 13.8~ 14 should be fine?
> These are labeled 12 volts.
> Will that 12 volts need to be regulated?


Depends on what sort of internal regulation there is in the box. There's almost certainly some, but, on the other hand, you're looking for high performance, and there's inevitably going to be some effect from changes in the supply (noise, etc.)