VCO Problems

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VCO Problems

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Ive managed to solder on the vco's but I am not getting the expected values for both pll tests. For the first one, I get 20 Hz as my frequency. For the second one, I get ~2.2 volts but it does not alternate to zero. I am ready to believe their must be someproblem with the VCO's, I hear noise from them, or maybe just one. Is there any way to check to see if the VCO's are working without using a spetrum analyzer? Also, I used a lot of solder on the VCO's because I had trouble getting them to stick to the board. If anybody has any ideas for me to try just let me know.

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Re: VCO Problems

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Should both the outputs on the MIC2514 equal each other?

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