[email protected] said: > But I thought conventional wisdom is that most crystals are AT cut and an > attempt at zero average coefficient is made, causing a nonlinear > characteristic. But perhaps over a limited range it's linear. The problem > of course is calibration.
Most crystals are low cost. They will have a temperature characteristic similar to the graph about half way down this URL: http://www.4timing.com/techcrystal.htm The specs on the standard oscillator packages vary from 100ppm to 20ppm. That covers temperature and voltage and initial manufacturing and some amount of aging. (I haven't looked at the spec sheets recently. I don't remember seeing anything about aging.) The point is that they are low cost and the specs are reasonably clear, something a digital designer can understand and use. > Again, how does one calibrate those 3 MHz ovenized units? I plug mine into a HP 5334B which is clocked by a TBolt. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
