At 17:03 02/18/99 -0500, dave vanhorn wrote: >The oscillator works because there's gain and phase shift applied across >the crystal. >I bet you a buck if you get it balanced, you'll be reading DC. i only bet when i know i win :) so i take you mean that going with the standard caps is just fine, ie. not much to improve there? or, if you really want to do something, check on the 3rd and 5th harmonics? ge