Aug 6, 2015 #1 C chipner Newbie level 3 Joined Aug 6, 2015 Messages 4 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1 Activity points 38 I keep seeing this on PCBs. It is less then a cm long and a few mm wide. Can someone tell me what is it and what its function is? I can't seem to find out.
I keep seeing this on PCBs. It is less then a cm long and a few mm wide. Can someone tell me what is it and what its function is? I can't seem to find out.
Aug 6, 2015 #2 F FenTrac Full Member level 5 Joined Jul 6, 2014 Messages 248 Helped 50 Reputation 102 Reaction score 54 Trophy points 1,308 Location West Coast Activity points 4,137 It is a crystal. It is used in an oscillator circuit to generate a stable frequency.
Aug 10, 2015 #3 Tahmid Advanced Member level 6 Joined Jun 17, 2008 Messages 4,756 Helped 1,798 Reputation 3,588 Reaction score 1,656 Trophy points 1,413 Location Berkeley, California Activity points 30,586 Enough information available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator