Bryan actually created what he called the fancy slave driver for me so that i could simulate field conditions when testing the ar2 slave clocks on my workbench. Old school clock how to get it to work without a master. Apr 20, 2010 seconds impulse slave clocks with alternating polarity and current driven. He had enough clocks for the job, the building is wired, but the final thing about my dads antique impulse clocks besides being almost 100 years old in some cases is that they are slave clocks. At any rate the clock was designed to be one of 10 in the loop, so when you drive just one clock in a 24 volt loop a resistor can be added to make up for the other 9 clocks. The switch would send pulses to slave clocks which had a solenoid where a traditional clock has a pendulum. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks all spectrum.
Slave clock definition is the auxiliary apparatus of a precision astronomical clock that relieves the latter of nearly all the work and thus assures uniformity of performance. This clock came out of a school and was once controlled by a master clock system. Battery operated master clock controller to control a single slave clocks. Bring those old slave clocks back to life with our universal impulse driver. This mechanism is actually pretty simple, it is just an impulse motor two coils and a couple of gears no further complications. Also used to synchronize self winding clock company clocks aka. We had a ee professor who often ran over his allotted 55 minutes, making us late for the next class. Mar 10, 20 it doesnt use a traditional clock movement, but rather a 12v 1 second pulse every 60 seconds that drives a ratchet that advances the hands on the face of the clock that hangs in the house that jack built they are still used today, but only in old schools and airports seatac still has simplex impulse clocks. Voltage that these slave clocks use is a bit higher than pics voltage so some kind of voltage boosting is required. A small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 30 second or 60 second pulse to drive a slave. The neonixie universal impulse driver is a replacement for the master clocks that were once was used. However, if your clock stops working, please contact the museum. A terminal block is provided for connection of the slave dial and batteries. From the 59th minute through the 49th minute the pulse is transmitted on.
Slave clock driver nuc80e for up to 80 slave clocks, cascadable, second slave line and minute slave line with short circuit proof pulse outputs. The neonixie universal impulse driver is a replacement for the master clocks that were once was used to run slave clocks, or dials. Best way to generate one pulse per minute crystal controlled. In telecommunication and horology, a slave clock is a clock that depends for its accuracy on another clock, a master clock. Selena clocks have wide range of programmable sync frequencies available for direct. A slave clock impulse driver impulser to control the timing of gents, synchronome and similarslave clocks when no master clock is available. Apr 12, 2016 hi i need some advice finding a solution to my problem. A tremendous time saver if you had 500 slave clocks. Slave clock definition of slave clock by merriamwebster.
Impulse driver has generally been superseded by serial or ethernet network clocks. Many of the oldest slave clocks were set into rectangular cases hung at the corner. Impulse driver for slave clocks, self winding clocks. I would like to see information on the tcxo version. By wiring the slave clocks in series, it is possible to drive any number of slaves from one master clock impulse generator. I was given a very old slave clock that requires a 1 minute alternating polarity pulse. Big old wall clocks that were used in facilities such as schools, factories and hospitals are very appealing and will probably never go out of style. To make the next step the pulse should be applied to the same contacts but with reverse polarity. A special low frequency signal is injected by the master into the power line wiring that all slaves are supplied from. Piexx company imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver the imp22k impulse driver will run your standard electric, brille. Dukane 24ef214a to slave clocks run motor 24vdc correction coil 24vac tb1 k3 k4 k2 k1 wiring mc41 and mc4181n series wall mount master clocks wiring mc4181 series rack mount master clocks correction coil to slave.
The clock works because i have tested it manually switching the plug pins by hand with 48v input. Slave clocks were once common in schools, big offices, and public buildings, anywhere accurate time was needed on a large scale. Ive bought an impulse driver which only outputs 24v, which is not enough to make it run. Gives a 24 v pulse every minute, every 30 seconds, or every second. Jun 05, 2012 seconds impulse slave clocks with alternating polarity and current driven. The heart of every clock system is the master clock. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks tcxo version. Master clock driver for antique slave clocks elektronika. Piexx company imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver the imp22k impulse driver will run your standard electric, brille, international, stromberg, solari udine cifra 6 flip clock, synchrome or gents slave clocks. An electric impulse clock system usually consists of one or more public slave clocks, or dials, driven by regular electric impulses generated from a remotely located master clock. Nixietubes, russian nixie tubes, nixie clock kit, nixie clock. We will make every attempt to try to solve the problem.
All analogue and digital slave clocks connected to their central clock panel are controlled with one uniform time. Remember, the model 1900wunv modular winder is the best choice for driving master and secondary clocks by standard electric, itr, ibm, or stromberg. This masterslave arrangement made it very easy to maintain accurate time. I got two of these clocks kindly given to me by electromark1, and posted over from the uk to new zealand to add to my electric master slave clock. That signal is detected by the slaves that synchronize themselves automatically at specific time of the day or hours. Bodets wired clock system allows you to synchronise all cabled clocks by using a signal sent from a master clock. With the rtc module, the slave clocks driven by the boards become much more accurate. The controller activates a relay at the desired interval.
Looking for informationschematic of the now discontinued universal impulse driver boards that were sold. I have a slave clock which requires an impuls every minute to advance the movement one step. Also used to synchronize self winding clock company clocks aka western union clocks to quartz crystal accuracy. Driving slave clocks with arduino elliott sound products.
Master slave led clocks, synchronized clocks, gps and ntp. Nixietubes, russian nixie tubes, nixie clock kit, nixie. Ibm us army air force 24hr vintage minute impulse secondary. Clocks that are in sync with the master will ignore the 12 hour correction pulses. Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser driver ebay. So we painted a red wedge on this clock face, from 11 to 12, and presented it to him as a gag. Although they were usually electronmechanical in operation, you can recreate a master clock using an electronic crystal oscillator and divider, driving an external relay or solid state current sink devices, which is. The master clock design was invariably a pendulum unit that beat at 1 second, 34 second, or 0. It doesnt use a traditional clock movement, but rather a 12v 1 second pulse every 60 seconds that drives a ratchet that advances the hands on the face of the clock that hangs in the house that jack built they are still used today, but only in old. Click on picture for more information and purchasing links to our store. Now with synchronizer capabilities for 3 wire international, opposite polarity, and hour impulse clock types. A single pulse of the same polarity just needs a single relay or. These clocks were designed for series connection in a current controlled driver circuit with alternating polarity every. Thus every clock in the system lost or gained time at the same rate.
I have two of kens sync units running and have a mulit function timer board i worked up. Hi i need some advice finding a solution to my problem. A small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 30 second or 60 second pulse to drive a slave clock in the absence of a master clock. Feb 19, 2018 however, if your clock stops working, please contact the museum. His timing chip is extremely accurate and he supplies two 24volt transformers for the purpose of regular impulsing, as well as for the hourly corrective impulse every 60 minutes. They are disciplined and synchronized by pulses from a master clock. Synchronizing dads antique impulse clocks using labview fpga. Push the daylight savings button and then the stop button, and the slave driver will inhibit all impulses until an hour has passed. They are very durable and almost never break down due to very simple mechanism they have. Imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver. A quick and easy way of running exgpopo slave clocks. Standard electric slave clock help needed nawcc forums. Slave clocks were once common in schools, big offices, and public buildings, anyw accurate time was needed on a large scale. Three wire minute impulse 59th minute from the 58th second to 00 seconds each minute a 24vdc pulse is transmitted to the secondary clocks.
Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser driver. The slave clock could just be one large clock dial, or set of four dials, in a tower. The item ibm us army air force 24hr vintage minute impulse secondary slave clock works is in sale since thursday, december 21, 2017. Each hour, rapid impulses are transmitted from the tcc to provide automatic hourly correction of. Slave clocks jukebox slave clocks syntorx tone boards radio interfaces radio upgrades tubes components so2rxlat usb to lpt translator nakamichi ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping. There are two different time distribution types which can be used with a wired clock system. Seiko slave clock impulse driver alternating polarity. The motor is shown in figure 2 in the alternate impulse motors article. These clocks were designed for series connection in a current controlled driver circuit with alternating polarity every second. Will produce either unipolar or bipolar polarity reversing clock pulses. To slave clocks run motor 24vdc correction coil 24vac tb1 k3 k4 k2 k1 wiring mc41 and mc4181n series wall mount master clocks. The imp22k impulse driver will run your standard electric, brille, international, stromberg, solari udine cifra 6 flip clock, synchrome or gents slave clocks. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks all spectrum electronics. With the circuit design and prototyped on breadboard, i moved to building it on some stripboard.
May 15, 2016 the switch would send pulses to slave clocks which had a solenoid where a traditional clock has a pendulum. Gents 1 seconds impulse clock and schema video dailymotion. In 1972, the university of tennessee, knoxville updated their campus clock system to a new simplex brand sweepsecondhand synchronized system. The ec5ap impulse driver will control your favag, westerstrands, bbc and similar slave clock ec5ap alternating polarity slave clock impulse driver a small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 0. Impulse systems minute and second impulses this type of system is marked by the slave clocks analogue or digital being controlled and run by 24vdc alternating impulses that are transmitted from a westerstrand quartz master clockmaster clock programmer or time central. Master slave led clocks, synchronized clocks, gps and ntp clocks. In the firmware, we simply count 60 seconds and issue a pulse to the slave clock. Timekeeping accuracy is typically better than 3 seconds per month. Easy to use windows program to change pulse interval, pulse length and pulse polarity. Each minute the tcc emits an electrical impulse, which is fed to each clock advancing it one minute. This item is in the category collectibles\clocks\vintage 193069\wall. An impulse will be generated every second until the clock has advanced one hour.
It can be omitted when using any solid state device to administer the require impulse. For those of you who aspire to own a working ex gpopo slave clock but do not have the money to afford or have the space for a master clock e. Model 1900wunv modular clock winder kens clock clinic. Many modern clocks are synchronized, either through the internet or by radio time signals, to a worldwide time standard called coordinated universal time utc based on a network of master atomic clocks in many countries. Key features product description characteristics downloads. Dec 16, 2015 stromberg impulse clock from the 1960s. Seconds impulse slave clocks with alternating polarity and current driven.
Serial clocks utilize a rs422 or rs485 transmission system. Originally, many master clock systems used an impulses generated by the master clock to advance and synchronize slave clocks. Synchronizing dads antique impulse clocks using labview fpga a dabbling in building automation. Jun 15, 2018 master clock driver for antique slave clocks with the help slave clock impulser my friend gary kronberg of standard electric technologies in richmond, virginia, this master clock works like a charm. Can also be configured to drive 30 second impulse self. It uses serial communication over a pair of wires 2 conductor cable with or without shield. All clocks are connected to a 2 wire parallel circuit, 24vdc is the normal voltage. As to slave clocks, we found one in a cellar, just like all the classroom clocks. Ims systems ntp time server microsync product family ieee1588 solutions pc clocks pci usb gnss systems dcf77 wwvb msf systems irig time code systems industry solutions telecom systems master clocks nuc80e signal distribution antennas distributors displays and wall clocks meinberg software accessories product range from a to z product archive. Battery operated master clock controller for slave clock hasseb. Ec5ap alternating polarity slave clock impulse driver you can use this to run the seiko slave clocks here on ebay or most other alternating polarity slave clocks a small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 0. Wired clock system a master clock drives and synchronises the slave clocks by cable, and keeps precise and accurate time on all clocks. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks uid all spectrum. This master slave arrangement made it very easy to maintain accurate time.
These voltage pulses are used to drive slave clocks used in institutions like factories, offices, and schools. It is able to control conventional impulse clocks, selfsetting mobaline or irigb afnor slave clocks, and is used as an accurate ntp time reference time server for computer systems. So if you adjust the master clock by advancing it by 2 mins, then all the slave clocks would automatically keep in time and be advanced as well. A master slave clock system compatible with widely used bcd simplex time code that has been in use in many schools, hospitals and airports with existing master clocks. One of my master clocks produces a 1 minute pulse but it is only a single. Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser. Master clock driver for antique slave clocks with the help slave clock impulser my friend gary kronberg of standard electric technologies in richmond, virginia, this master clock works like a charm. I have a slave clock mechanical which requires a 48v input, with alternating current every 60s. It only comes into play when used with dry contact switching such as used in the master clocks. Synchronizing dads antique impulse clocks using labview. These voltage pulses are used to drive slave clocks used in institutions like factories, offices.
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