Re: ThunderClock Plus

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
>20040521031117.08010.00000945@mb-m04.aol.com">news:20040521031117.08010.00000945@mb-m04.aol.com...

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>: This behavior indicates that everything is working except
>: the oscillator.  There is an external 32kHz crystal and
>: a couple of small-valued capacitors (around 30pf),
>: one of them variable, for trimming the frequency.

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>Hmmm, could this also be what causes IIgs boards to
>quit operating? I believe they have this very crystal
>on them as well.

If "quit operating" means the real-time clock, then yes,
it could.  If anything else, probably not.

-michael

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