[time-nuts] need help on Tbolt

Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Fri Jan 15 23:07:31 UTC 2010


Are you sure that it isnt a Thunderbolt E which is somewhat different 
from the earlier models:

http://trl.trimble.com/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-383329/022542-010B_Thunderbolt-E_DS_0807.pdf

Can you post some images?

Bruce

Stanley Reynolds wrote:
> Have you seen this:
>
> http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/tapr-tbolt/
>
> and
>
> http://www.prc68.com/I/ThunderBolt.shtml
>
> Stanley
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: SAL CORNACCHIA<salccor at rogers.com>
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 3:51:20 PM
> Subject: [time-nuts] need help on Tbolt
>
>
> Can someone help with the software for a Tbolt 35757256 built 6/2/05 A002206,61 Rev E, I just received this unit from China without any information or manual or software, I am about to built the power supply for it and would appreciate any help possible
>   Best regards,
>
> Sal C. Cornacchia
> Electronic RF Microwave Engineer (Ret.)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: David C. Partridge<david.partridge at dsl.pipex.com>
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 1:14:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] T-Bolt Question
>
> Or use the beta realase of Lady Heather to do a 48 hour accurate survey.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Ken Winterling
> Sent: 14 January 2010 17:53
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] T-Bolt Question
>
> To All,
>
> The following procedure is taken from notes I made years ago when setting up
> my TBOLT using TBOLTMON. I have never had to enter the information again and
> the unit recovers automatically even after extended power failures that
> exhausted its UPS.
>
> Click Setup ->  Self-Survey,
> Click the "Enable" and "Save" buttons
> Click "Set Survey",
> Click "Save Segment",
> Click "Close"
> Click Control ->  Restart Self-Survey.
>
> The "Saved Position" alarm should change to green once the survey process
> finishes.
>
> You do not need to copy anything manually unless you want to specify a
> more-accurate survey position than what the Thunderbolt arrives at on its
> own.
>
> Ken, WA2LBI
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:07, Jim Mandaville<zygo at dakotacom.net>  wrote:
>
>    
>> Starting without good saved coordinates will put you into search mode,
>> and it may take around 45 minutes to an hour to establish a position,
>> after which you will see SVs and AMUs.
>>
>> Once you get a good position, either from self-survey by the Tbolt or
>> by a different GPS, you can enter these as follows:
>>
>> On the Tbolt monitor main page:
>>
>> go to menu heading setting "setup"; under that, go to "position"
>>
>> In the "position" window, type in your coordinates.  (The lat. and long.
>> must be in degrees and decimal degrees. If you are starting with
>> degrees, minutes and decimal minutes, divide the minutes with decimal
>> minutes by 60 and add the result to your original whole degrees.)  The
>> longitude must start with a negative sign if it is west.  For east, no
>>      
> sign is required.
>    
>> click "set accurate position"; then click "save segment" and close the
>> window
>>
>> you should now see the saved position in the main Tbolt window and the
>> Tbolt will now start from scratch using these coordinates.  This will
>> reduce your fix time to a few minutes.
>>
>> Jim
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>>
>>    HI Dick,
>>      
>>> I have the same problem and nothing works to enter the coordonates.
>>> More, i don't see the SV nor AMUs.
>>> 73
>>> Alain
>>> F4GBC
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard W. Solomon"<
>>> w1ksz at earthlink.net>
>>>
>>> To:<time-nuts at febo.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:50 AM
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] T-Bolt Question
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Perhaps I posted this to the wrong forum ??
>>>> Maybe if I had Duct-Taped it to a pendulum I may have gotten more
>>>> responses ??
>>>>
>>>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> From: "Richard W.. Solomon"<w1ksz at earthlink.net>
>>>>> Sent: Jan 12, 2010 5:20 PM
>>>>> To: time-nuts at febo.com
>>>>> Subject: [time-nuts] E-Bolt Question
>>>>>
>>>>> I am in T-Bolt Monitor software. The "Saved Position" is Yellow.
>>>>> How do I get the T-Bolt to save the survey results ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>          
>>
>>      
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