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The following accessories are available for the MicroSet Clock Timer by special request. Each is listed on the Order Form<\/a><\/strong>.
\nShipping charges (and sales tax in California) will be added.<\/p>\n

Sensors<\/h3>\n
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Standard Optical Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis is the standard optical sensor that’s included with each MicroSet clock timer. Extra sensors are available if you need them. Includes a 6 foot cable.
\n$35 each<\/p>\n

Premium Optical Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis optical sensor is faster and more accurate than the standard sensor, for critical applications. It has a rise time faster than 100 nanoseconds and uses a Schmitt trigger driver to reduce hysteresis and eliminate jitter when a pendulum is moving very slowly. It will measure the minute hand or a slow Atmos pendulum without error. Unlike the standard optical sensor, the cable exits at a right angle, which is parallel to the direction of swing of the pendulum. This makes it easier to close the door of the clock case without interfering with the cable. Includes a 6 foot cable.
\n$65 each<\/p>\n

Standard Acoustic Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis is the standard acoustic sensor that’s included with each MicroSet clock timer. Extra sensors are available if you need them. Includes a 6 foot cable.
\n$35 each<\/p>\n

Clamping Optical Sensor<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis optical sensor is attached to a clamp and an articulated arm so you can easily measure pendulum clocks in their cases, on the wall, or in a customer’s house. It’s also available without the sensor if you prefer to use your own. Includes a 6 foot cable.
\n$75 with sensor, $50 without sensor<\/p>\n

Magnetic Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis sensor is included with the Rate Finder option and is used to monitor the motion of the minute hand. It also works in the standard MicroSet input jack to trigger the timer when a magnet comes near, and makes an excellent sensor for Atmos or 400-day clocks. Includes two really tiny neodymium magnets (shown) and a 6 foot cable.
\n$35 each<\/p>\n

Flat Disk Acoustic Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis acoustic sensor works like the one included with MicroSet, but it has no alligator clip. It’s a simple, thin, flat disk. It’s more sensitive than the clip-on type, and you can usually just slip it in some crevice of the clock case or movement. You can also lay a pocket watch on it easily (see the Watch Sensor listed below). Includes a 6 foot cable.
\n$40 each<\/p>\n

Simple Watch Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis acoustic sensor is extremely sensitive and will trigger on small mechanical wrist watches. It consists of a plastic box with a brass contact point in the center. Simply lay the pocket watch or wrist watch on this metal point to measure the watch.
\n$50 each<\/p>\n

Inductive Sensor for Accutron and Quartz Watches<\/strong>
\nThis sensor is used to measure electronic watches. It will work with MicroSet 1, 2, or 3 to measure quartz watches or clocks. It can be used with MicroSet 3 to measure Accutron watches. Just set the watch over the center of the plastic box.
\n$40 each<\/p>\n

Laser Optical Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis optical sensor uses a laser beam to measure the clock. The control box plugs into the standard Sensor In jack. The laser is inside the control box. The detector plugs into a jack on the control box, or into an extension cord that plugs into the control box. Power for the laser is derived from the MicroSet timer. The laser beam is arranged to bounce off of some reflecting part of the clock (like a shiny pendulum bob), or be blocked by some moving part of the clock. A toggle switch allows you to select whether the timer triggers on a burst of light or on an interruption in the light. A 1\/4-20 female thread in the bottom of the control box allows you to mount it to a small table-top photographic tripod (not included).
\n$150 each<\/p>\n

Hairspring Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis setup allows you to vibrate hairsprings with MicroSet. Included are a small clear plastic platform, a special optical sensor, and a micro clip with which to grab the hairspring. You will have to supply a “3rd hand” to hold the micro clip (or hold the spring with tweezers) and a light source which will cast a shadow from the hairspring wheel spoke onto the optical sensor.
\nTo read about this sensor, CLICK HERE.
\n$50 each<\/p>\n

Temperature Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis sensor allows you to measure the temperature of the clock or watch while you gather rate readings. Installation requires changes to the timer, to add a new jack for the sensor. Actual use requires Windows Interface Software version 2.1 or 3.1 which can plot temperature and rate simultaneously and show you how the timepiece responds to changes in temperature.
\nTo read about this sensor, CLICK HERE.
\n$50 each<\/p>\n

Atmospheric Sensor<\/strong>
\nThis sensor allows you to measure the barometric pressure and temperature while you gather rate readings. Installation requires changes to the timer (to add a new jack for the sensor). Actual use requires the Windows Interface Software, which can plot the sensor readings and rate simultaneously and show you how the timepiece responds to changes in the environment.
\nTo read about this sensor, CLICK HERE.
\n$150 each<\/p>\n

Other Accessories<\/h3>\n
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USB to serial converter<\/strong>
\nThe Windows Interface Software requires an RS-232 serial port on your computer. Some new computers only come with USB ports. We are currently stocking an FTDI USB to serial converter if your Windows computer does not have a COM port to use with MicroSet.
\n$25 each<\/p>\n

Radio Data “Cable” for software interface<\/strong>
\nThis adds a radio transmitter inside the MicroSet and a separate receiver that plugs into a USB port on your computer. It sends MicroSet readings for the Time Mode and Count Mode to the computer over distances up to about 60 feet. This allows you to measure a clock in one location with a computer that is not close by. The interface uses checksums to verify that each transmission is correct.
\n$150 each<\/p>\n

Internal TCXO timebase<\/strong>
\nThis circuit provides MicroSet with an accurate Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO) for all measurements and operations. It replaces the standard quartz oscillator and makes all measurements accurate to the resolution of the display (one part per million) over a temperature range of 40 degrees to 120 degrees Farenheit. We have tested it in this range because it covers the temperaturesat which you will be using MicroSet. However, the timebase may achieve this accuracy over an even wider temperature range. The manufacturer’s specification is +\/- 2.5 ppm from -30 to 75 degrees Centigrade. The TCXO timebase allows you to make reliable measurements of precision timepieces and especially to analyze the effect of temperature on them. May be installed in any current MicroSet 2 or MicroSet 3. Timer must be returned for installation.
\n$125 each.<\/p>\n

GPS Mode<\/strong>
\nThe GPS Mode includes a GPS receiver with a precision time output allows you to measure absolute drift in clocks over weeks or months at a time. The GPS receiver plugs into an added jack in the MicroSet which then compares the clock beat with the precision seconds pulse from the GPS satellites. In this way MicroSet measures the OFFSET of the clock beat from the reference pulse. Because each reading is referenced to the “perfect” GPS pulse, accuracy is vastly improved. The offset readings can easily be converted to rate readings in the Windows interface software. You can also plug the GPS receiver into the MicroSet sensor jack for calibration of the timer itself.
\n$150 each.
\nTo see a GPS Mode in action, CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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