[time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt temperature judgment call

[Mike Naruta AA8K]

I love my new Trimble Thunderbolt.
Thank you TAPR and Time-Nuts!


I was thinking of putting insulation
all around the Thunderbolt to thermally
stabilize it.  It's in my basement and
the temperature there rarely gets above
18 C.

That would also help with my dedicated
power supply, as the 12 volt sags when
the Thunderbolt is started.  The power
supply is beautiful one from a 1985 HP
fiber optic mux.


The manual says that operating temperature
is up to 60 C.  If extra-insulated, is the
oven plus other power going to raise the
whole unit temperature too high?

Would insulating the Thunderbolt and
raising its temperature lead to a shorter
MTBF?

Should I tuck some foam around the oven
instead?

Should I just run it ambient and let the
oven do all the work?


Mike - AA8K