Aren't most refrigerators kept ABOVE freezing? That would
still be in the range before the compensation kicks in.
Now if you put them in the freezer, that may work.
Then again, if the refer test allows greater than 2 PPM, they will
likely be out of range when the compensation kicks in, too.
Joe M.
Bob Dengler wrote:
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> At 4/29/2005 12:49 PM, you wrote:
> ><?xml version="1.0" ?>
> >Just got off the phone with West Crystals
> >to do temperature compensate any Xtal .. and want to know the price ..
> >a WHOLE extra $1.00 .. or to you US guys .. a WHOLE extra $.80 or so .. :)
>
> There is a definitive test: stick 'em in the fridge for an hour or so, then
> quickly plug them back in & see if they move less than 2 PPM.
>
> I used to do this, but since my xtals now need power to keep them stable
> I'd have to put the whole radio in the fridge. Maybe I'll find a cheap
> environmental test chamber at Dayton so I don't have to keep an MVP-sized
> space clear in the fridge & run power wires through the door ;)
>
> Bob NO6B
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