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Old 7th Apr 2014, 20:38
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JamesCam
 
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Originally Posted by mm43
Ever dropped a crystal and wondered why it then didn't perform?
Modern crystals are very small and lightweight; mil grade oscillator units will survive 1000g shocks. further to that, the electronics is contained in a shock absorbing sub container.

Anyway, even a decent LC oscillator will have better frequency stability over varying supply voltages than the performance described in the OP's post!
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