13 Dollars for an electronic switch ?? (was: 4066's. Eat em up, Yum)

[Gene & Debby Stopp]

Hey - I did that, a few months ago...

I used DIP relays for an ADSR design. It worked perfectly well, and the
minimum attack time was 16 microseconds! Nice and snappy.

- Gene

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> From: BJ <zzynt at algonet.se>
> To: bobo <synth-diy at horus.sara.nl>
> Subject: Re: 13 Dollars for an electronic switch ?? (was: 4066's. Eat em
up, Yum)
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 5:53 PM
> 
> > Paul Schreiber wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't understand the adversity towards a good old relay. Most
people view relays in the same bucket as inductors
> > > and vaccuum tubes, but with "today's technology", you can get DPDT or
4PDT relays the size of 18 pin DIPS that
> > > use gold over palladium contacts, can be driven DIRECTLY from HC
logic, and cost about $3.00. See the offerings
>  > from Omron, Aromat, and NEC. Oh, and 0.025 ohms max on resistance,
> -120dB SNR, 35 volts pk-pk signals.
>  >
>  > Paul Schreiber
>  > Synthesis Technology
>  
>  Right, why not making a ADSR with relays instead of a 4066!
>  What a lovley klick sound that ADSR would do when  triggered? :-)
> 
>  BJ in smorgasboard.