Hi,
I want to replace the 25Mhz oscillator on my raspberry pi board (labeled X1 on pg3 of the datasheet
here).
Here are the specs I was looking for:
3.3V
25MHz
but have several questions surrounding this process:
1) Are there other specs I need to be mindful of?
2) Where is a good place to source this component? I only need one, and was looking at Jameco or Digikey...but digikey ends up being $10 for just one of these:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/636L3C025M00000/CTX697DKR-ND/745486 ...I'm on a tight budget, and $10 doesn't fit.
3) The original oscillator is SMD, but I'd like to use a through hole counterpart and just let it "stand" on the board. It's easier to solder and my iron's not that great. Are there extra considerations I should make when doing this? Is that a bad idea?
4) There seems to be some sort of adhesive preventing the oscillator from being removed from the board even after solder has been removed from the joints. How do I safely liquify the glue so remove the component?
Thanks to anyone for their 2 cents!