# Crystal Oscillator > Canonical source: [Crystal Oscillator](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator) > Language: en An electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal to create an electrical signal with a precise frequency. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 3 072 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Insulated Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-crystaloscillator-c) 32 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 10 per cycle; 18.75/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 7 per cycle; 13.125/min, [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter): 1 per cycle; 1.875/min → [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.875/min. ### [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-crystaloscillator-c) 120 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 36 per cycle; 18/min, [Cable](/wiki/items/cable): 28 per cycle; 14/min, [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 5 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 2 per cycle; 1/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Crystal Computer](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-computer-2-c) 36 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board): 3 per cycle; 5/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.6666666666666667/min → [Computer](/wiki/items/computer): 2 per cycle; 3.3333333333333335/min. ### [Alternate: Rigor Motor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-motor-1-c) 48 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 3 per cycle; 3.75/min, [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 3 per cycle; 3.75/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.25/min → [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 6 per cycle; 7.5/min. ### [Alternate: Uranium Fuel Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-nuclearfuelrod-1-c) 300 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Encased Uranium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-uranium-cell): 100 per cycle; 20/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 10 per cycle; 2/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 3 per cycle; 0.6/min, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 10 per cycle; 2/min → [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/uranium-fuel-rod): 3 per cycle; 0.6/min. ### [Alternate: Radio Control System](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-radiocontrolsystem-c) 40 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.5/min, [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board): 10 per cycle; 15/min, [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing): 60 per cycle; 90/min, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 30 per cycle; 45/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 3 per cycle; 4.5/min. ### [Pulse Nobelisk](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nobeliskshockwave-c) 60 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk): 5 per cycle; 5/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1/min → [Pulse Nobelisk](/wiki/items/pulse-nobelisk): 5 per cycle; 5/min. ### [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/recipes/recipe-radiocontrolunit-c) 48 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing): 32 per cycle; 40/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 1.25/min, [Computer](/wiki/items/computer): 2 per cycle; 2.5/min → [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit): 2 per cycle; 2.5/min. ### [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-superpositionoscillator-c) 12 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal): 6 per cycle; 30/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Alclad Aluminum Sheet](/wiki/items/alclad-aluminum-sheet): 9 per cycle; 45/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 25 m³ per cycle; 125 m³/min → [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 25 m³ per cycle; 125 m³/min. ## Used in construction - [Priority Merger](/wiki/buildings/priority-merger): 1 - [Conveyor Throughput Monitor](/wiki/buildings/conveyor-throughput-monitor): 1 - [Explorer](/wiki/buildings/explorer): 5 - [Radar Tower](/wiki/buildings/radar-tower): 25 - [Large Billboard](/wiki/buildings/large-billboard): 5 - [Small Billboard](/wiki/buildings/small-billboard): 1 ## Used in schematic costs - [Discontinued - Object Scanner Improvements](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-object-scanner-improvements): 5 - [Hostile Organism Detection](/wiki/schematics/hostile-organism-detection): 5 - [The Explorer](/wiki/schematics/the-explorer): 10 - [Discontinued - Radio Control Unit](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-radio-control-unit): 100 - [Explosive Resonance Application](/wiki/schematics/explosive-resonance-application): 5 - [Signal Systems](/wiki/schematics/signal-systems): 5 - [Radio Signal Scanning](/wiki/schematics/radio-signal-scanning): 100 - [Radar Technology](/wiki/schematics/radar-technology): 50 - [Material Resonance Screening](/wiki/schematics/material-resonance-screening): 15 ## Related items - [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) - [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber) - [AI Limiter](/wiki/items/ai-limiter) - [Cable](/wiki/items/cable) - [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate) - [Circuit Board](/wiki/items/circuit-board) - [Computer](/wiki/items/computer) - [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor) - [Stator](/wiki/items/stator) - [Motor](/wiki/items/motor) - [Encased Uranium Cell](/wiki/items/encased-uranium-cell) - [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod) - [Uranium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/uranium-fuel-rod) - [Aluminum Casing](/wiki/items/aluminum-casing) - [Radio Control Unit](/wiki/items/radio-control-unit) - [Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk) - [Pulse Nobelisk](/wiki/items/pulse-nobelisk) - [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal) - [Alclad Aluminum Sheet](/wiki/items/alclad-aluminum-sheet) - [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter) - [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator) - [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue) ## Unlocked by - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/schematics/crystal-oscillator-research-quartz-2): MAM research - [Bauxite Refinement 2](/wiki/schematics/bauxite-refinement-2): Schematic - [Alternate: Insulated Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/schematics/alternate-insulated-crystal-oscillator): Hard Drive alternate ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_CrystalOscillator_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/CrystalOscillator/Desc_CrystalOscillator - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID