On 8/16/06, Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> wrote:
> > Why ? there isn't semnificative difference in price between a
> > resonator and a crystal, so mounting two more capacitors could be a
> > problem ?
>
> a resonator is still ~ half the price of a crystal (at least for me),
> but PCB area and work are more important (two capacitors, spacer to
> prevent top-layer shorts).

 Tue for tru holes components. A good pcb design will avoid anyway
signal routes below the crystal, except ground. Have you consider
ceramic (or plastic) crystal SMD ?
They absorb better mechanical shocks and are quite cheap.
I like to use 0805 or 0603 capacitors even for the HC49S crystal size
on the solder layer. It fits perfect under the crystal belly.

Vasile
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