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Old 28th Nov 2017, 9:46 pm   #9
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Default Re: Fascinating Documentary about Quartz crystal manufacturing

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Originally Posted by chriswood1900 View Post
Thanks for the link most interesting, it is the first time I realised how complex it was to make a crystal, I wonder does anyone know how much it has changed.
Chris
I'd guess that it has become just about totally automated, much more technical and with specifications that have improved hugely. I'm sure that nearly everything made today has electrodes bonded directly to the quartz and then installed in a hermetically sealed package.

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