"legg" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:27:35 +0100, "ian field"
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"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:25:02 +0100, "ian field"
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Anyone know the correct name of the oscillator which is essentially a
grounded base amplifier with a small capacitor from collector to
emitter?

These are common in very cheap TV modulators and 433MHz keyfob and
wireless
doorbell buttons etc.

Any help appreciated.

TIA.


This one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpitts_oscillator

None that I've seen so far have C2 as in the wiki entry.

C2 is free in a bipolar device.

In the lack of any better suggestions I'm looking into the possibility that
it might be a capacitively coupled variant of the Meissner oscillator.
Although it probably has a name of its own.