[sdiy] Replacement for 741 op amps??

harry harrybissell at prodigy.net
Sat Sep 15 06:34:36 CEST 2001


Do not use the OP-07 if there is a pot connected to the offset pins
(1 & 8). The offset circuits are very different.  The op-07 is good for
low offset and low noise but you probably would not notice the difference
IMHO.  I agree... TL071 for the first try...

H^) harry

patchell wrote:

>     This is a very tough question to answer.  I would first try the
> TL071.  In general, it is a drop in replacement, unless there is a pot
> connected to the input offset terminals (in general, this is rare).
> Trouble is, there are some circuits where the TL071 will do strange
> things (such as in positive gain amplifiers, you do not want to exceed
> the common mode input range).
>
>     There are a whole host of other parts.  I think the OP-07 (my memory
> is real fuzzy here, I am not even sure if I got this part right, I am
> sure I will be corrected if I am wrong :-) , that are true drop in
> equives, but much more difficult to locate.
>
> Glue Sniff wrote:
>
> >  Hello, this is a question I forgot the answer to;
> > What is the best low noise replacement for 741's ?  is
> > their a drop in replacement?       thanks.
> >
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