Colpitts Oscillator, MiniPCB, 06A-15, Rev A1-02

I made a Colpitts Oscillator (06A-15) that oscillates at 79 kHz!

I mimicked one of the circuits that's been on Wikipedia since 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpitts_oscillator

The part number on the board is wrong. The correct part number is 06A-15. This will be corrected in the next revision.

The PCB is a two layer board, and designed to be easy to manufacture and assemble. And it is optimized for cost by being panelized on 100 x 100 mm squares.

Signals are routed on the bottom layer (the layer with the part number), and a common ground plane (as uncut as possible) is on the top layer.

The P1 connector is located in a standard position with respect to the board edges: making it possible to build a universal tester, backplane, or stand.

For ease, start with the shortest components.

Note the outputs are not inverted, and one is stronger than the other. And the smaller signal has less distortion.

For ease of changing between five-pin boards, use Interface Board, 00A-12.