kb8tq@n1k.org said: > Unfortunately ( at the rates you must use) the “blast it with a fire hose” > approach is not very fast….. How fast to laser blasters work and/or how much do they damage the crystal? -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.

Hi Anything like a laser that generates heat to do the “work” will twin the quartz. Once you do that, it’s pretty much useless as a resonator. The same issue gets you in trouble trying to wire bond to a resonator. Bob > On Feb 3, 2018, at 9:46 PM, Hal Murray <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> wrote: > > > kb8tq@n1k.org said: >> Unfortunately ( at the rates you must use) the “blast it with a fire hose” >> approach is not very fast….. > > How fast to laser blasters work and/or how much do they damage the crystal? > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.