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Defective High Performance Crystal Oscillators

MM
Mike M
Tue, Jan 7, 2014 6:17 AM

I'm interested  in  obtaining your defective  high  performance crystal
oscillators. By defective, I mean

  1. no oscillation
  2. wrong frequency
  3. parastic or spurious oscillations
  4. low output
  5. distorted output
  6. frequency jumps
  7. poor or no temperature control
  8. unstable frequency
  9. frequency drift
  10. frequency trim out of range
  11. intermittent
  12. poor or excessive phase noise
  13. rattles when shaken

or any  other  problem  not listed above. I  plan  to  do  a failure
analysis and  try  to  understand what caused  the  problem  and how
frequent it is. I plan to post the results for everyone to review.

I'll be  happy  to pay shipping cost and  some  nominal  fee. Please
contact me offline and let me know the make and model,  what's wrong
with the device(s), and the estimated shipping cost. Least expensive
method is preferred.

This is  a long-term project. I plan to build a  history  of failure
modes across  a  broad range of products so  we  can  understand the
reliability issues better.

Thanks,

Mike Monett

I'm interested in obtaining your defective high performance crystal oscillators. By defective, I mean 01. no oscillation 02. wrong frequency 03. parastic or spurious oscillations 04. low output 05. distorted output 06. frequency jumps 07. poor or no temperature control 08. unstable frequency 09. frequency drift 10. frequency trim out of range 11. intermittent 12. poor or excessive phase noise 13. rattles when shaken or any other problem not listed above. I plan to do a failure analysis and try to understand what caused the problem and how frequent it is. I plan to post the results for everyone to review. I'll be happy to pay shipping cost and some nominal fee. Please contact me offline and let me know the make and model, what's wrong with the device(s), and the estimated shipping cost. Least expensive method is preferred. This is a long-term project. I plan to build a history of failure modes across a broad range of products so we can understand the reliability issues better. Thanks, Mike Monett