Hi:
I'm looking for the subject article on crystal testing, or any other
articles on testing crystals.
This is more related to knowing if a given crystal is alive than
characterizing it, i.e. a Crystal Activity Meter type thing.
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
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Brooke -
In that case why do not just use a signal generator like an 8640B with the
crystal in series with the hot lead and then the other side of the crystal
terminated in 1K or so. Then you can put a scope across the 1K resistor and
watch the scope as you tune across the suspected resonant
Hi Mike:
I've received an email asking about where to purchase a crystal activity
meter and although I have a hand held unit, see:
http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/Xam.html don't want to part with it.
This is an older unit that uses PNP transistors. I'm now thinking about
how to build one
I did just that to check the 50 MHz crystal in my HP 3586 and convince
myself it was not dead. The 50 MHz VCXO did not oscillate, for some
reason, and finding a replacement crystal would have been a long shot
and would have probably cost more than I paid for the instrument.
Seeing the proper
