OK...so don't leave us in a learch! What happened to
the Newt when both the crystals were engaged? "Very
bad" is quite ominous sounding with no further
qualifing statements!
Ed
web/gadget guru
come see my Newt on the web 24/7 (well, mostly)
http://65.84.243.167
--- Stephanie Maks <steph_at_maksystems.com> wrote:
>
> I have finaly figured out which crystal I used:
>
> 5.000 MHz, parallel, 18-20pf.
>
> I don't know off hand what is the difference between
> serial and parallel
> crystals, but that's what I used.
>
> Also another bit of 'late breaking news' (no pun
> intended): If the micro
> switch is make-before-break and you are slow to
> throw it or it gets stuck
> midway between, both crystals are live and this is
> Very Bad. (as I
> discovered embarassingly at the SONUG meeting).
>
> Later testing at home verified, the Newton can go
> several minutes without
> any crystal at all, and still work fine immediately
> after a crystal is
> connected.
>
> So if you have a choice, your switch should be
> break-before-make. If you
> don't have a choice, throw the switch fast. My
> other problem was the switch
> was too small, I had to use the stylus tip to throw
> it, and the stylus
> sometimes slipped off.
>
> I'll add this info to the website.
>
> -Stephanie
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