At 14:23 02/11/99 +0000, Lloyd Verhage wrote:
>> Describe your device.  Is it a 4 pin, 14pin DIP size thing?  Then in this
>> case, its a TTL oscillator, not a pure crystal.  How is it wired up....if it
>> is an oscillator?
>
>Its a 28 pin dip.  The problem is that the label covers the IC, so I
>can only make out the 16C part of it.

i think he was talking about the possibility that your "crystal" might be a
complete oscillator (there are some out there like he described: 14pin dip
size, with only the pins 1,7,8,14).

if it's actually a crystal (usually a 2pin metal case), you need the
approx. 20pF caps somebody else mentioned. if it's a resonator (usually
3pin and not metal), it might or not have the caps built in (if it hasn't,
you need them, too). if it's an oscillators like the above mentioned it
needs a connection to the power supply.

ge