Quartz Resonator Packages - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Julesomega · 29th Jan 2023, 4:34 pm

Looking through a drawer of crystals recently, I thought I ought to have a list of crystal packages next to the drawers so's to identify what's there. Paper catalogues of the major component distributors will have illustrations of packages showing dimensions but I didn't find an all-encompassing drawing so I turned to the internet. A search for quartz crystal packages finds page after page of links about healing, cooking, football etc etc, until I realised I should be searching on quartz resonator packages, and downloaded several pages from the Euroquartz catalogue.

To get that to one usable document I edited them into one, which I attach here in case it may help anyone else.

Continuing to sort through the drawer I found one which is not listed there, sitting between the sizes of UM1 and HC49. Does anyone know what this package is called?

Cruisin Marine · 29th Jan 2023, 4:58 pm

HC25? No, maybe not on 2nd thoughts. There are HC33 and many others, would need dimensions to figure it out really.

Julesomega · 29th Jan 2023, 5:15 pm

Good suggestion, but there seem to a few variations - see QuartSlab

I should have given some dimensions - one gets lazy at times

Height 9.8mm, body width 8.7, flange width 9.3, body thickness 2.7

Ed_Dinning · 29th Jan 2023, 5:25 pm

Try the big yellow ITT/ STC components book from the 70's/ 80's

It is a goldmine of package outline or all sorts of components and connectors

Ed

29th Jan 2023, 4:58 pm	#2
Cruisin Marine Heptode Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 789	Re: Quartz Resonator Packages HC25? No, maybe not on 2nd thoughts. There are HC33 and many others, would need dimensions to figure it out really. __________________ "Behind every crowd, there's a silver Moonshine" Last edited by Cruisin Marine; 29th Jan 2023 at 5:07 pm.

29th Jan 2023, 5:15 pm	#3
Julesomega Octode Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 1,758	Re: Quartz Resonator Packages Good suggestion, but there seem to a few variations - see QuartSlab I should have given some dimensions - one gets lazy at times Height 9.8mm, body width 8.7, flange width 9.3, body thickness 2.7 Attached Thumbnails __________________ - Julian It's good here

29th Jan 2023, 5:25 pm	#4
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 7,807	Re: Quartz Resonator Packages Try the big yellow ITT/ STC components book from the 70's/ 80's It is a goldmine of package outline or all sorts of components and connectors Ed