[time-nuts] HP 115BR Clock Repaired and Ready to go
Chuck Harris
cfharris at erols.com
Tue Oct 16 19:10:16 UTC 2012
I found that a lot of the 1KHz noise on mine was caused
by a bad ball bearing in the motor. I replaced it with
a new bearing and the 1KHz was then only loud.
It isn't the motor, it is the 1KHz drive. Airplanes
with 400Hz 3 phase motors in the instrumentation are
similarly loud.
-Chuck Harris
Bill Hawkins wrote:
> Had some interesting times with the HP-113B clock, but had to
> mount it in an insulated cabinet with an insulated door because
> it made so much 1 KHz mechanical noise. No wonder the housing
> for the assembly is so heavy.
>
> Did they find a quieter motor for the 115B?
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Race
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:57 PM
> To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'
> Subject: [time-nuts] HP 115BR Clock Repaired and Ready to go
>
> I still have the HP 115BR Clock. It is fully repaired and fully functional.
More information about the time-nuts
mailing list