> I have seen numurous circuits where a capacitor and inductor is linked in
> parallel, to oscillate at a given frequency, depending on the values of
> these components (transmitter circuits commonly use this method). Can
anyone
> provide me with the formula for calculating the Frequency of oscillation
for
> this setup?

This must certainly be available in even the most elementary electronics
reference, but here it is anyway:

f = 1 / (2 * Pi * sqrt(L * C))

Where F is the resonant frequency, L is the inductance, and C is the
capacitance.  If L is in henries and C in farads, then f is in herz.


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Devens Massachusetts
(978) 772-3129, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com

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