On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:14:54 -0500, Olin Lathrop wrote:

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>
>But not one of these references are from Microchip specifically =
pertaining
>to the PIC crystal driver circuit, which was topic of discussion.
>
>Such resistors are often used as negative feedback to keep CMOS logic =
gates
>in the "linear" region.  However, the PIC oscillator circuit was =
designed
>specifically for that purpose and needs no such resistor.  Adding such a
>resistor to the PIC crystal oscillator is merely superstition.  You =
might
>just as well wave a dead fish over it during a full moon.
>

Oh, no. So that's what I've been doing wrong all this time. I had
heard it was supposed to be a *live* fish. :=3D)


Regards, Bob

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