>
>For example, a Fox Electronics HC49S crystal (3.200 ~ 70.000 MHz) has a
>maximum drive level of 0.5 mW, and their FSN SMD tuning fork crystal (32.768
>KHz) has a drive level of 1.0 uW: a drive level that is 500 times less.

Ignore this at your peril.
Fork crystals can shatter if they are overdriven.

Actually, most any crystal can be physically damaged, but the forks are very delicate.

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