Versitime quartz analyzer

[Led-Time]

Hi all,

I got a myself quartz analyzer the other week and I was wondering if anyone has any instructions for it, I've figured out how to set a 32768Hz module as it has a button for this but I don't know what all the other functions do plus I'd like to know what that wired block with the two connectors does.

An example...

This NSC module is running fast +34.36 seconds per day (not uncommon for an NSC) which is no good for everyday use in a watch.



Here's another NSC module this one was running so fast it wouldn't register on the analyzer I changed the quartz and trimmed it, its now running at +0.01 seconds per day.




Its a really useful bit of kit I've set some of my 32768Hz watches (apart from the Hughes that is) which were running a good few seconds a day out now they are hardly loosing a second per week, brilliant…

[Old Tom]

I had one of these till about a year ago when it was consigned to ebay- no instructions though! Anyway they were imported into the UK by H.S.Walsh, the watch parts people in Beckenham London, back in about 1978- they may have instructions, I never asked. The plug in box contains a large coil of wire and is a pickup for 1pps motor/stepper watches- you use the controls in the upper left corner (amplitude knob and two buttons) in conjunction with this pickup. The machine can time 32768hz and 4.19Mhz crystal watches. My problem with it is that the reference crystal(s) are fairly ordinary types (no oven in mine) and not that accurate with no obvious provision for trimming (took it apart to see). There is a matching watch power supply unit to go with this machine and I actually have instructions for this part (somewhere) if you ever come across one.

[bruce wegmann]

Far superior, both in terms of accuracy, reliability, and servicibility, are the Zantech models 1000 and 1100 Quartz Watch Monitors. The internal time reference is stabilized to one part in ten million [about three seconds a year] and so will give you accuracy beyond anything you are likely to ever actually need. Full instructions are available, and, best of all, they periodically show up on eBay at reasonable cost [$75-200]. And of course, there is the venerable Pulsar Analyzer [more expensive, and more of a collectible, but still very functional]. Both Zantechs read both 32 and 768 KHz crystals, the Pulsar, 32KHz only. The Zantech was the industry standard for many years [and for good reason]. Neat accessories, such as the Remote Sensor, so the watch could be tested while it was still on its' owners wrist, occasionally surface. Worth saving up for, if you really want all your watches keeping accurate time.

[Led-Time]

Thanks for the reply’s guys,

I hear what your saying with regards to accuracy but its better than what I had before which was nothing, the watches I've adjusted so far are keeping time to around a second per week against a msf radio clock which I’am sure you’ll agree is not too bad.

Bruce,

I'd like to see the Zantech watch monitor you mentioned do you have a picture of it you could post.