At 08:33 PM 11/28/02 -0200, you wrote:

>    My question is: Can I just leave out those caps? I know the caps are
>needed for giving the oscillator better stability, but if this little
>gadget are working ok without the caps, will it do any harm? Like
>someday this gadget wouldn't startup, or will it suddenly stop...

I wouldn't. Why not just solder a couple of 0805 (or smaller if your
eyes are good) caps on the bottom of the board and use a whisp of
magnet wire to connect the common point to ground. If you do it
carefully it will be almost as good as if the PCB was designed for it.

Best regards,

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