Crystal Oscillator

Crystal Oscillator
A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal to create an electrical signal with a precise frequency.
Unlocked at	Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator or Tier 7 – Bauxite Refinement
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/CrystalOscillator/Desc_CrystalOscillator.Desc_CrystalOscillator_C
Item
Stack size	100
Sink value	3 072

“	This is definitely a CD player.	„
	~ Josh from Let's Game It Out

Crystal Oscillator is a mid-game component with a variety of uses.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Crystal Oscillator is unlocked via the Quartz Research chain in the MAM using:

100

50

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Crystal Oscillator	36 × Quartz Crystal 18 / min						28 × Cable 14 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec × 18	2 × Crystal Oscillator 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator or Tier 7 – Bauxite Refinement
	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2.5 / min
Insulated Crystal Oscillator Alternate	10 × Quartz Crystal 18.75 / min						7 × Rubber 13.125 / min						Manufacturer 32 sec	1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.875 / min 1760 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator Caterium Research - Caterium Electronics
	1 × AI Limiter 1.875 / min

Note: Unlocking the default recipe through Tier 7 – Bauxite Refinement without doing its MAM research does not make the alternate recipe available.

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Crystal Oscillator / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Raw Quartz /min (WP)	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	1388.57 (1322.45)	1205.4 (171.27)	-	-	-	1493.72	6731.03	49292	313.79
Insulated	771.43 (734.69)	-	140 (119.66)	320 (110.88)	200 (181.16)	1146.4	5201.48	30594	134.94

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. The exception is mentioned below:
  • Quartz Crystal#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Cable#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Reinforced Iron Plate#Alternate recipes analysis - Stitched Iron Plate
  • Rubber#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Quickwire#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Copper Sheet#Alternate recipes analysis

Usage

Research

 Crystal Oscillator is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain and Quartz Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Pulse Nobelisk	5 × Nobelisk 5 / min						1 × Crystal Oscillator 1 / min						Assembler 60 sec	5 × Pulse Nobelisk 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Explosive Resonance Application
Radio Control Unit	32 × Aluminum Casing 40 / min						1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.25 / min						Manufacturer 48 sec	2 × Radio Control Unit 2.5 / min 1320 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
	1 × Computer 1.25 / min
Crystal Beacon Alternate	4 × Steel Beam 2 / min						16 × Steel Pipe 8 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec	20 × Beacon 10 / min 330 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
	1 × Crystal Oscillator 0.5 / min
Crystal Computer Alternate	8 × Circuit Board 7.5 / min						3 × Crystal Oscillator 2.8125 / min						Assembler 64 sec	3 × Computer 2.8125 / min 320 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing Quartz Research - Quartz Crystal
Rigour Motor Alternate	3 × Rotor 3.75 / min						3 × Stator 3.75 / min						Manufacturer 48 sec	6 × Motor 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
	1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.25 / min
Radio Control System Alternate	1 × Crystal Oscillator 1.5 / min						10 × Circuit Board 15 / min						Manufacturer 40 sec	3 × Radio Control Unit 4.5 / min 733.33 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
	60 × Aluminum Casing 90 / min						30 × Rubber 45 / min
Uranium Fuel Unit Alternate	100 × Encased Uranium Cell 20 / min						10 × Electromagnetic Control Rod 2 / min						Manufacturer 300 sec	3 × Uranium Fuel Rod 0.6 / min 5500 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
	3 × Crystal Oscillator 0.6 / min						6 × Beacon 1.2 / min
Explorer	5 × Crystal Oscillator						5 × Motor						Build Gun	1 × Explorer		Quartz Research - The Explorer
	15 × Steel Pipe						5 × Heavy Modular Frame
Large Billboard	12 × Encased Industrial Beam						20 × Copper Sheet						Build Gun	1 × Large Billboard		AWESOME Shop - Billboard Set
	5 × Crystal Oscillator
Radar Tower	30 × Heavy Modular Frame						30 × Crystal Oscillator						Build Gun	1 × Radar Tower		Quartz Research - Radar Technology
	10 × Circuit Board						100 × Cable
Small Billboard	3 × Encased Industrial Beam						4 × Copper Sheet						Build Gun	1 × Small Billboard		AWESOME Shop - Billboard Set
	1 × Crystal Oscillator

AWESOME Sink

 Crystal Oscillator can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 3 072 points.

History

• Patch 0.1.5: Introduced