[time-nuts] oscillators

[Magnus Danielson]

On 08/30/2012 06:33 PM, Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> The fundamental / third approach is one of several possible ways to go. You
> can also run an SC on the B and C modes to get thermometer data. Early
> implementations used a pair of independent blanks, one cut to be a good
> thermometer. Some have even gone as far as to mount a thermistor on the
> crystal.
>
> No matter what you do, it adds cost.

The reason for doing it is to lower powerconsumption in critical 
applications.

Cheers,
Magnus