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Re:Researchers prove Huygens was right about pendulum synchr... by mchahn on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @04:33PM (#11384646)
I have observed crystals and oscillation circuits syncing up on PC boards because of tiny noise on the power supply. This is a direct analogy of the Huygens observation.
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Re:Researchers prove Huygens was right about pendulum synchr... by effie on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:10PM (#11385345)
Were those crystals and oscillations circuits independently driven by the power supply, or were they mutually connected?
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Re:Researchers prove Huygens was right about pendulum synchr... by mchahn on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @06:52PM (#11385625)
The only thing connected was the power line. I have heard of oscillation circuits with no common power syncing up because of RF from coils.
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