[time-nuts] FE-5680A won't lock

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R caf at omen.com
Wed Jan 18 15:10:34 UTC 2012


My first 5680a took at least a half hour to lock the first time.
After that it locked within a few minutes.  This is the one that draws 
340 ma from 5 volts
but is extremely stable.

On 01/17/2012 08:31 PM, Scott Newell wrote:
> Just got my 3 in from nichegeek.  Paid Thursday, shipped Friday, 
> arrived this evening.  Wow.  (Actually arrived too quickly--I don't 
> have my t-bolt running, so I can't easily do an accurate frequency 
> check.)
>
> Two power up and lock in <3 minutes.  One powers up, gets toasty, and 
> gives 10MHz, but no lock and no PPS.
>
> The tuning config on all three read back as 0.  I've set the problem 
> child to near +/- FS and about +/- 25% of tuning range: still no lock.
>
> Any suggestions on what I should look for or try?  I'm not quite ready 
> to throw in the towel and contact the seller.
>

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Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R     caf at omen.com   www.omen.com
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