Accidental Oscillator (Electronics)

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I was playing around with LC tank oscillator ideas when accidentally an oscillator in Falstad's circuit simulator happened.
I've tweaked the values of passive components to give the nicest waveform. It makes sort of a sawtooth wave with a double-bent back.
I don't know how it really works and can't identify it as known, common, tuned circuit oscillator. I'd be grateful if you had a tip on that.
In case you don't know, here http://www.falstad.com/circuit/, use this import code (File > Import From Text):

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$ 1 0.000005 10.20027730826997 50 5 50
l 272 160 272 240 0 0.15 0.24656411914500684
c 272 240 272 304 0 0.0005 0.1747956360399099
t 368 160 416 160 0 1 0.5464127064760124 0.7212083425159223 100
r 272 160 368 160 0 1200
g 416 176 416 208 0
g 272 304 272 336 0
w 272 240 464 240 0
w 464 240 464 144 0
w 464 144 416 144 0
t 224 144 272 144 0 -1 -0.6360777933119142 -0.7150347636339633 100
R 272 128 272 80 0 0 40 5 0 0 0.5
r 224 144 224 240 0 500
w 224 240 272 240 0
O 464 144 512 144 0
o 13 64 0 2094 5 0.00009765625 0 -1 0
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Evaluation is essential for tuning components to achieve the optimal waveform and for electronic creativity to be realized effectively.
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Dig_Gil wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2016 12:42 pm I was playing around with LC tank oscillator ideas when accidentally an oscillator in Falstad's circuit simulator happened.
I've tweaked the values of passive components to give the nicest waveform. It makes sort of a sawtooth wave with a double-bent back.
I don't know how it really works and can't identify it as known, common, tuned circuit oscillator. I'd be grateful if you had a tip on that.
In case you don't know, here http://www.falstad.com/circuit/scratch geometry dash, use this import code (File > Import From Text):

Code: Select all

$ 1 0.000005 10.20027730826997 50 5 50
l 272 160 272 240 0 0.15 0.24656411914500684
c 272 240 272 304 0 0.0005 0.1747956360399099
t 368 160 416 160 0 1 0.5464127064760124 0.7212083425159223 100
r 272 160 368 160 0 1200
g 416 176 416 208 0
g 272 304 272 336 0
w 272 240 464 240 0
w 464 240 464 144 0
w 464 144 416 144 0
t 224 144 272 144 0 -1 -0.6360777933119142 -0.7150347636339633 100
R 272 128 272 80 0 0 40 5 0 0 0.5
r 224 144 224 240 0 500
w 224 240 272 240 0
O 464 144 512 144 0
o 13 64 0 2094 5 0.00009765625 0 -1 0
Looks like a hybrid between a relaxation oscillator and an LC tank, possibly with regenerative feedback. Not a standard type like Colpitts or Hartley, but definitely a cool accidental find—those waveforms hint at blocking or multivibrator-like behavior.
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