<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/20/2002 4:09:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sasami@hotkey.net.au writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Simply a ferite bead on a piece of wire - to filter out "spikes". Use a<BR>
piece of wire if you can't be bothered with them.<BR>
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Ken<BR>
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>This looks ideal! One question, what does "bead" at the V+ and V- inputs<BR>
>mean, and how does it function? Thanks for all the suggestions, great as<BR>
>always!<BR>
>Gavin<BR>
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>>http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/cgs35_syntha_vcf.html<BR>
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For ferrite beads on Ken's CGS and Tony's Oakley stuff, I've been using Mouser's part #542-FB73-226 (I'm in the U.S.). They're made by J.W.Miller and rated up to 40MHz. They are the same length as the body of a 1/4W resistor. Just stick a scrapped length of clipped resistor lead through it to mount it on the board. A little expensive at $0.38 each, but I figure it's an extra something the designer thought to put space in for, so why not.<BR>
-Karl.</FONT></HTML>