Crystal Oscillator

"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.

Crafting
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:
 * Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: . 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
 * Cable
 * Reinforced Iron Plate - Stitched Iron Plate
 * Rubber
 * Quickwire
 * Copper Sheet

Tips

 * It is not necessary to automate Crystal Oscillators until late-game when they are given their use in production lines rather than just in MAM research or as a construction ingredient
 * Alternate recipes involving Crystal Oscillators can be inefficient due to the rarity of Raw Quartz, however, can significantly simplify the setup (e.g. Crystal Computers).
 * The Uranium Fuel Unit is an exception, since it uses less Uranium, which is rarer than Quartz.

History

 * Patch 0.1.5: Introduced

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