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Adam Wanting Synchronizer
July 12th, 2008 06:27 AM
Has anyone heard of an electrical box, looking very much like a big'ol battery charger, that goes by the name of a Synchronizer.

The reason I ask is the store's got one.

No one knows what it does.

But, its hard-wired with armoured cable to the wall.

Now if this thing is still used for something - great.

We'll keep'r.

Otherwise, lets heave it to where the drill press went to.

But, I'm NOT bitter.
Dave The Tool Man Re: synchronizer
July 12th, 2008 10:53 AM
Synchronizer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term synchronizer can mean more than one thing.
In automobiles, a synchronizer is part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth engagement of gears.
In electronics, an arbiter helps order signals in asynchronous circuits. There are also electronic digital circuits called synchronizers that attempt to perform arbitration in one clock cycle. Synchronizers, unlike arbiters, are prone to failure. (See metastability in electronics.)
In electronics, whenever there is signal transfer between two systems operating at different frequencies or same frequency with different phases, synchronizer block is used as an interface so that signal from transmitter block is reliably interpreted by the receiver. The block usually uses metastable hardened flops offering single or double latency delays at the output. This block ensures that there is no metastability for a target MTBF i.e, Mean Time Between Failures
In film editing, a synchronizer is a device for aligning multiple film strips in a replay or editing device.
In computer science, a synchronizer is an algorithm that can be applied to a synchronous distributed algorithm to produce a version that operates in asynchronous networks.

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synchronization

Hope this helps.

David
Paul I think...
July 12th, 2008 11:00 AM
Gleaning what I can from Dave's definition, I think that's something to do with the emergency back up generator.

Possibly keeps the power going, or keeps it from surging too much when the power goes out and the generator kicks in.

maybe?
Adam Emergency Generator
July 13th, 2008 12:52 AM
Hey... That generator thing sounds reasonable.

The store is supposed to have one of them generator things.

It sure isn't in the little power panel room the "box" is in.

But, maybe they didn't throw out the generator?

Don't laugh.

The only thing that kept the telephony room intact was the two ROLM CBXs being attached to something in the wall (like the Synchronizer) and the old relay "switch" being physically attached to a wall in the room.

All the boxes of telephone parts were tossed.

I used to work for the ROLM company.

I Planned the parts for the SCBX they kept.

And, the phones are no longer sold/ like some of the ratchet rebuild kits.

"We'll just buy knew" ain't gonna work with this little smooth move.
Adam Axe it
August 4th, 2008 05:59 PM
OK.

No one at the store knows what it is.

I hasn't been used in way... over a year.

I say we take an AXE to the attached cable and TOSS IT!

Yaa...

Just like that old telephone cable punch block board, in the back of the warehouse.

Or, like that ancient Climate Control metal box and ancient computator. What does this thing run on? CPM?

They ripped the box, right off of the wall.

There's an emergency generator around here somewhere.

Oh, keep that.

OK.
Paul anything?
August 4th, 2008 11:53 PM
Are they keeping anything?

Will they let you keep this stuff, maybe if you take it out to the truck on your lunch break?

Or is that forbidden, too?

Heck, if nothing else, I'm sure it'd be good for a trip to the scrap metal yard. Since it probably has something to do with electricity, I'm sure it's full of copper.

And they pay well for that.:)
Adam Nothing
August 5th, 2008 12:09 AM
Nothing. Nine. Zero. ... can be taken home by an employee.

Drill Press - gone.

Two table saws - gone.

Shop Vacs - gone.

Last vestige of hardware - gone.

Breakroom clock - gone (hilarious).

But, the store is saving money!

What?

I mean, right...

Treadmills - gone.

Incomplete returns - gone.
Adam Ya Know
November 3rd, 2008 09:13 PM
That thing has plugs on the end that look like they might fit them electrical walk-around forklift like machines.

Maybe it's a "charger" of some type?
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