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Crystal oscillator perishable ?
« on: February 08, 2016, 07:23:05 PM »
I have an M-Tec 1200 8MB RAM/FPU/RTC which was working when i packed it away years ago. Today its dead. Ive tried the ram in another card and its fine. Is it possible the crystal oscillator has died? Do the crystals wear out or perish?
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A1200/PPC 240/040 25
Power Flyer or Fast ATA using CF drive
Mediator 1200
Voodoo 3
Soundblaster
Ethernet
tv card
Gotek usb drive
Kywalda board
all in a power tower OS 3.9 AND 4.0. :-D
 

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Re: Crystal oscillator perishable ?
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2016, 04:54:28 AM »
Quote from: Damion;803726
I would suspect a contact issue first (looks like a number of socketed stuff on that board), but I imagine you've checked that already. Very rare for an oscillator to fail, but it happens.


Im doing maintenance on everything atm. Im going over contact points with a fibreglass pencil and continuity testing for dry solder or broken/cracked joints.
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A1200/PPC 240/040 25
Power Flyer or Fast ATA using CF drive
Mediator 1200
Voodoo 3
Soundblaster
Ethernet
tv card
Gotek usb drive
Kywalda board
all in a power tower OS 3.9 AND 4.0. :-D
 
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