[sdiy] CA3086 and CA3046?

[Jim Patchell]

    The CA3086 is basically the same part, but is not tested for any
matching specs.  In all likelyhood, the CA3086 will be just as well
matched as the CA3046, it's just that you will never really know (unless
you test it).  If you look at the CA3046 data sheet, you will see the
matching specs, but not on the CA3086.

    The thing I have found rather interesting, is that I have seen
places that sell the CA3086 for more than the CA3046.

    -Jim

Thomas Kahn wrote:

> I'd like to know what the difference is between these
> two transistor arrays (the CA3086 and the CA3046)?
> Why is CA3046 often used in synthesizers and the
> CA3086 not? I've looked at the data sheets and found
> no big difference:
>
> CA3086:
> http://www.intersil.com/data/fn/fn4/fn483/FN483.pdf
>
> CA3046:
> http://www.intersil.com/data/fn/fn3/fn341/FN341.pdf
>
> /Thomas
> (Trying to straighten out the questionmarks.)
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