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Re: [time-nuts] How to properly characterize 32kHz oscillators manually and with a microcontroller?

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Hal Murray
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 1:20 AM

Maybe, but simply by adjusting mine by measuring the 32 kHz output with  an
accurate counter I can get them to keep to within about one second a  month.

What did you adjust?  I assume it's software.

How well do typical VCO adjustments work with tuning forks?

My sample runs about 2 ppm fast but it's stable with 0.2 ppm peak-peak.

http://users.megapathdsl.net/~hmurray/time-nuts/Temp-tcxo32khz-a.png

danrae@verizon.net said:

I doubt that any of the fancy schemes being proposed  for measurement will
improve the basic accuracy much.

I assumed the discussion was for the fun of measuring something rather than
than trying to make it significantly better.

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danrae@verizon.net said: > Maybe, but simply by adjusting mine by measuring the 32 kHz output with an > accurate counter I can get them to keep to within about one second a month. What did you adjust? I assume it's software. How well do typical VCO adjustments work with tuning forks? My sample runs about 2 ppm fast but it's stable with 0.2 ppm peak-peak. http://users.megapathdsl.net/~hmurray/time-nuts/Temp-tcxo32khz-a.png danrae@verizon.net said: > I doubt that any of the fancy schemes being proposed for measurement will > improve the basic accuracy much. I assumed the discussion was for the fun of measuring something rather than than trying to make it significantly better. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.