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Ovenaire 10 Mhz oscillator looking for info

C
Cornell
Tue, Dec 26, 2006 8:38 PM

Looking for info, datasheet, or whatever....

Ovenaire-Audio-Carpenter (OAC) Model 84-14 10 Mhz oscillator, s/n 26816-2.
This is a 2" x 2" x 3.25" sealed unit which weighs 11.0 ounces.

The top has two screws marked Freq Adj coarse and fine, and one brass
mounting pillar.

The bottom has six solder pins and a coaxial output, probably for the 10
Mhz, and two brass mounting pillars.

The six solder pins, I assume, are for inner heater, outer heater, and
electronic frequency control, but I am not sure, just guessing.

I got this device from the junk box at the Physics Department of the
University of Nevada, Reno. The engineers there did not know anything about
it, but one seemed to think it came from a piece of Fluke test equipment. I
read also on one of the time sites, that it might have been a substitute for
the 10811. All this is just supposition.

Any info would be appreciated.

Max Cornell KØMC †
cornell@charter.net

Looking for info, datasheet, or whatever.... Ovenaire-Audio-Carpenter (OAC) Model 84-14 10 Mhz oscillator, s/n 26816-2. This is a 2" x 2" x 3.25" sealed unit which weighs 11.0 ounces. The top has two screws marked Freq Adj coarse and fine, and one brass mounting pillar. The bottom has six solder pins and a coaxial output, probably for the 10 Mhz, and two brass mounting pillars. The six solder pins, I assume, are for inner heater, outer heater, and electronic frequency control, but I am not sure, just guessing. I got this device from the junk box at the Physics Department of the University of Nevada, Reno. The engineers there did not know anything about it, but one seemed to think it came from a piece of Fluke test equipment. I read also on one of the time sites, that it might have been a substitute for the 10811. All this is just supposition. Any info would be appreciated. Max Cornell KØMC † cornell@charter.net
DF
David Forbes
Wed, Dec 27, 2006 12:53 AM

At 12:38 PM -0800 12/26/06, Cornell wrote:

Looking for info, datasheet, or whatever....

Ovenaire-Audio-Carpenter (OAC) Model 84-14 10 Mhz oscillator, s/n 26816-2.
This is a 2" x 2" x 3.25" sealed unit which weighs 11.0 ounces.

The top has two screws marked Freq Adj coarse and fine, and one brass
mounting pillar.

The bottom has six solder pins and a coaxial output, probably for the 10
Mhz, and two brass mounting pillars.

The six solder pins, I assume, are for inner heater, outer heater, and
electronic frequency control, but I am not sure, just guessing.

I got this device from the junk box at the Physics Department of the
University of Nevada, Reno. The engineers there did not know anything about
it, but one seemed to think it came from a piece of Fluke test equipment. I
read also on one of the time sites, that it might have been a substitute for
the 10811. All this is just supposition.

Any info would be appreciated.

Max Cornell KØMC †
cornell@charter.net

Max,

Hi. I was just working on a Fluke 6082A
synthesizer last week, and it has an oscillator
oven that matches your description.

I can look at the manual to see if it has any
useful info. Otherwise I'd have to get the unit
back from the radioastronomy grad students and
open it up to see the connections.

--

--David Forbes, Tucson, AZ
http://www.cathodecorner.com/

At 12:38 PM -0800 12/26/06, Cornell wrote: >Looking for info, datasheet, or whatever.... > >Ovenaire-Audio-Carpenter (OAC) Model 84-14 10 Mhz oscillator, s/n 26816-2. >This is a 2" x 2" x 3.25" sealed unit which weighs 11.0 ounces. > >The top has two screws marked Freq Adj coarse and fine, and one brass >mounting pillar. > >The bottom has six solder pins and a coaxial output, probably for the 10 >Mhz, and two brass mounting pillars. > >The six solder pins, I assume, are for inner heater, outer heater, and >electronic frequency control, but I am not sure, just guessing. > >I got this device from the junk box at the Physics Department of the >University of Nevada, Reno. The engineers there did not know anything about >it, but one seemed to think it came from a piece of Fluke test equipment. I >read also on one of the time sites, that it might have been a substitute for >the 10811. All this is just supposition. > >Any info would be appreciated. > >Max Cornell KØMC † >cornell@charter.net Max, Hi. I was just working on a Fluke 6082A synthesizer last week, and it has an oscillator oven that matches your description. I can look at the manual to see if it has any useful info. Otherwise I'd have to get the unit back from the radioastronomy grad students and open it up to see the connections. -- --David Forbes, Tucson, AZ http://www.cathodecorner.com/
BH
Bill Hawkins
Wed, Dec 27, 2006 4:06 AM

Ovenaire? Isn't that a remarkable name for someone making oscillators? I
see that Nordic Ware also makes an Ovenaire product that turns any
baking oven into a convection oven.

Stranger things have happened. In the early days of the space program,
elaborate wiring harnesses were made on 4x8 sheets of plywood, with
maybe 50 connectors. They were tested for continuity and isolation by a
test instrument made by DITMCO. The acronym was for the Drive-In Theater
Manufacturing Company.

Happy Holidays, as the dark days settle upon the Northern hemisphere.

Bill Hawkins

Ovenaire? Isn't that a remarkable name for someone making oscillators? I see that Nordic Ware also makes an Ovenaire product that turns any baking oven into a convection oven. Stranger things have happened. In the early days of the space program, elaborate wiring harnesses were made on 4x8 sheets of plywood, with maybe 50 connectors. They were tested for continuity and isolation by a test instrument made by DITMCO. The acronym was for the Drive-In Theater Manufacturing Company. Happy Holidays, as the dark days settle upon the Northern hemisphere. Bill Hawkins