Quartz crystal

Passive components · 32.768 kHz · 1–4 MHz

32.768 kHz watch crystal · series resonance 32.768 kHz · C0 1.3 pF · simulated Q 2000 (real crystals: 20 000 – 100 000)

Try it on the benchThe lab drops it on an empty bench and opens its datasheet card.

Pins

• Lead 1
• Lead 2

Ratings and limits

How to use it

A slice of quartz that rings like a tuning fork. In a Pierce or Colpitts oscillator it fixes the frequency to about 20 parts per million: clocks, microcontrollers and radios.

Lessons and builds that use it

• Crystal oscillator (Pierce)

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