[sdiy] Reticon R5101..need one or replacement

[Paul R. Higgins]

You might want to check with EG&G, which is the company that Reticon either 
became or was sold to.  I believe that they still make CCDs (close relative of 
BBD analog delay ICs) as image sensors.  Who knows, maybe one of their 
distributors still has a few of them after all these years.  I talked with some 
people at EG&G recently and they were surprisingly helpful, especially since I 
was calling about a product they hadn't made in some 15 years!

I'm not familiar with the R5101, but I used to have a few of their other 
BBDs--the RD5107, I think.  Worst-case scenario: you could (maybe) hack an old 
SAD1024 into the circuit.  The RD5107 was their replacement for the SAD1024 (but
came in a different package--8 pin rather than 16 pin).  I would be surprised if
the R5101 was _that_ different from the SAD1024.  The RD5107 was essentially the
same, but with an on-board clock driver.  You can still get SAD1024s despite 
their obsolete status; try Magic Parts (www.magicparts.com).

Boy, people sure love their BBDs.  I can feel a flame war coming from Harry 
already...

-PRH

> 
> Sorry about the earlier empty notes.
> 
> I am in need of a Reticon R5101 for my MXR Stereo Chorus.  I know there are 
> some still out there.  If not then could someone recommend a replacement.
> 
> Thanks Gang
> Nick P


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Paul Higgins
email: higg0008 at tc.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
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