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The latest in CuriousMarc's series about repairing a 1960s Atomic Clock.
This time its an OCX - or to be more precise a double oven controlled crystal oscillator, from the early 1960s.

These were used to keep your precision time source in step with an accuracy of parts to 10^-11
Somewhat more precise than the average crystal oscillator that probably adorns your wrist.

If you haven't seen the rest of the series, and interesting time pieces are just the thing to brighten up your day, the rest of the series of videos are well worth watching.

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