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Voltage references on phone base station

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Andre
Tue, Sep 5, 2017 6:00 AM

Hi,

Just found something interesting.

On my old salvaged 2G base station (don't ask!) I

found a chip which looks a lot like a REF02 and from memory this

is indeed a precision IC.

Can these be salvaged and put to use? I found them on greedbay but

due to my chronic cashflow problem will have to wait a bit before buying

some.

For my purposes (boo hiss!) 4SD is fine ie 1.0186 volts

Although for the sheer heck of it I might ovenize the chip(s) and make a proper temperature compensated "Weston" source.

My current meter seems accurate despite being inexpensive, its a pink one purchased on promotion from MUG.

However it does deteriorate if the battery is low hence a need for a reliable

voltage standard to go with my atomic clock (see above)

Hi, Just found something interesting. On my old salvaged 2G base station (don't ask!) I found a chip which looks a lot like a REF02 and from memory this is indeed a precision IC. Can these be salvaged and put to use? I found them on greedbay but due to my chronic cashflow problem will have to wait a bit before buying some. For my purposes (boo hiss!) 4SD is fine ie 1.0186 volts Although for the sheer heck of it I might ovenize the chip(s) and make a proper temperature compensated "Weston" source. My current meter seems accurate despite being inexpensive, its a pink one purchased on promotion from MUG. However it does deteriorate if the battery is low hence a need for a reliable voltage standard to go with my atomic clock (see above)