<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Greetings: hello all. just subscribed to this list after a long absence. seven years ago, i was on for a month or two... and was thrilled with some of the discussions... though i had no idea what a base current was. but, let's avoid the long, introspective biography, and move on to a question. (hopefully, that's not too rude!)<BR>
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Oscillations: as simple as the circuit is, i am embarrassed to say that i cannot get the "classic" two-opamp oscillator to work. the integrator -> comparator two-opamp design should be as simple as can be... on one occassion, i made one that worked quite well. so i started adding voltage control... didn't work. ok. removed that stuff, set it to it's original configuration. nothing. replaced the opamp. nothing. made the circuit again. nothing. tried dif't opamps: TLO72, 82... 4558... nothing.<BR>
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i could watch on a scope when i used a signifigantly long wavelength, and the integrator just rose or dropped to one rail or the other, and latched there.<BR>
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so i guess the question is this: which opamps will work for both the integrator and comparator sides without latching? must i use a real comp ic?<BR>
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thanks for any and all help,<BR>
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