| ▲ | dfc 12 hours ago | |
The transmission site for WWVB has hundreds of water bottles to insulate the equipment from temperature swings. | ||
| ▲ | wongarsu 12 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
That page deserves its own submission. The juxtaposition in running four atomic clocks with a UPS consisting of "two car batteries, a power supply, a trickle charger (to keep the batteries continuously charged), and two car headlights (for discharging the batteries)" and a thermal mass consisting of water bottles is crazy | ||
| ▲ | ProllyInfamous an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I do this same trick in an insulated utility shed, storing water beneath a desk to prevent overnight freezing within. Works about as good as a heated rock in your sleeping bag. | ||