Kits n stuff

[Arthur Harrison]

Irish,

If you have a .pdf reader on your machine, see:
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/DM/DM74LS14.pdf
for a 'LS14 data sheet.

Also, you might want to register with:
http://www.questlink.com/
It is a really nice index of many IC manufacturers' data,
and it is free.

Let me know if this works for you.

-Art in thereminland


-----Original Message-----
From: Irish <irish at eskimo.com>
To: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl <synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl>
Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 10:10 AM
Subject: Kits n stuff


>Alright, I've read for a couple of days now, and to be truthful a bunch of
this
>is over my head.
>Let me explain; I am (was) a GMP/MilSpec rated assembler. I can ID almost
any
>part made, interpret schematics and drawings, and perform amazing feats of
art
>in solder using a dizzying array of tools from $2.98 snips to $160,000 PnP
>machines.
>What I am not is an engineer. I know what various components are and do,
and
>in a general way I know what happens when you put certain ones in a circuit
>together. I can use a meter but not a scope.
>
>Now, what I'd like to do is learn some theory, specifically as it relates
>to our mutual interest :) , but to start out it might help me to understand
>what all these things (like LFOs, VCFs, filters, modulators, etc. ) DO
>individually and when hooked together. To that end I would like to find
some
>kits. I've already ordered the MadMouse - looks like fun to make and use.
I'd
>also like to find some signal processing / effects type stuff. Ring Mod
maybe,
>or analog delay? Stuff that's a kit, but winds up being cool useable gear.
I've
>tried a few web searches, but come up empty. Any pointers folks?
>
>If I may, I'd also like to ask your patience if I come up with some
>ridiculously simple sounding questions. For example, I want to build a Midi
>Thru box. I have a very simple diagram (it's not rocket science...) that
calls
>for a 74LS14. I can get it at RS or a local distrib for under a buck, BUT
it's
>a 14 pin DIP and the diagram naturally just shows the symbols, not the
pinout.
>Where can I find pinout for this and other common-as-dirt ICs? Again, web
>searches I made were fruitless. This really seems silly - these must be
>referenced somewhere on the net!
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Irish