Components in them may die like with any > electronics, but the lamps should last as long as you :^) They are a > lot more reliable and accurate than the small newer Rb standards for > sure. I am sure mine will outlive me. The lamps can be replaced if need be, although there's a lot of stuff to take apart before you can get to it.

Answer - switched die three years ago, Ft > is now " much better " ( now 3x old parts ). > > Odd they never mentioned that to people who work for the same company. > > Simulate design, Build design, verify design, ship it for a few years. Odd > things start to happen. Look at some parts. Package looks different. Ask > around.....

Answer - switched die three years ago, Ft is now " much better " ( now 3x old parts ). > > Odd they never mentioned that to people who work for the same company. > > Simulate design, Build design, verify design, ship it for a few years. Odd things start to happen. Look at some parts. Package looks different. Ask around.....

With age the neon bulbs die. > What did on a voltmeter that suffered the same issue was use a modern > chopping opamp. > Yup to a bit of doing. Other crazy thought would be to hack into the unit > and see if the bulbs might be replaced. Though hp used some smaller then > normal ne2 neons. > Just a thought > Paul > > On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 10:17 PM, J.

Group, I haven't been following this thread that won't die, but I've contributed to others :^) If the problem is that it is expensive to detect when a bullet hits a target half a mile away, then have I got a solution for you!

I'll likely get a heavy die cast box for my thunderbolt at some point.

Odetics won the bid for 1,000 units and within a few months of being installed the started to die. 90% where located in FM radio transmitter buildings, so of which would cost $1,000 via helicopter to get to in the winter. When they where replaced many of the Antenna/downcoverters were just left behind. Odetics picked up the bill to have them all replaced.

I had a > TBolt die while connected to a switching supply in an environment where > there were frequent power outages. ... > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-bounces@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces@febo.com]On > Behalf Of Larry McDavid ... > I'm seeking a recommendation for a power supply for this Thunderbolt > receiver.

I had a TBolt die but would still put out 10 MHz. No serial data and no PPS though. Have you looked to see if there is 10 MHz and a PPS? If the issue is the TBolt, make sure the voltages and ground applied to the connector are actually getting to the board.

That AC line is quite the challenge to stabilize (it's 1000km long, and I've heard that transients take hours to die out).