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Which is better for use with a 16f873, a resonator or a crystal? TIA, Andrew ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: dl.http://www.juno.com/get/tagj.

part 0 2685 bytes Depend on whether accuracy or cost is important to you.  Resonators are cheaper and more robust, but less accurate than crystals.  Resonators are available with built in load capacitors which is handy.  If you are going to be doing any particularly critical stuff such as high speed async comms then I'd go for a crystal, otherwise a resonator is fine. Mike Rigby-Jones <UL> {Original Message removed}

On Wed, 22 Mar 2000 07:34:33 -0500, you wrote: >Which is better for use with a 16f873, a resonator or a crystal? Depends on your accuracy requirements - resonators are cheaper, usually smaller, and probably more mechanically rugged if you don't need crystal accuracy.