[sdiy] Thanks Everyone! (say, any CA3094's out there?)

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Cynthia Webster <cynthia.webster at gte.net>
Subject: [sdiy] Thanks Everyone! (say, any CA3094's out there?)
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:26:26 -0700

> Hi list!

Hi Cynthia,

> I just wanted to thanks everyone for being so helpful!

This is the whole point - "Share and enjoy"!

> Thanks to you, I found the search engine for the Archives, and am very
> grateful...
> 
> (now I'm looking for CA3094 chips and - oh my!
> They're very scarce!
> 
> Why?

Last I checked with my favorite part dealer, he had them...

> (What's the  *big idea* of these huge companies making things, and getting
> us to design stuff using their pinouts - only to have them Yank the product
> - saying it's "obsolete" and then *not* offering us any upgrade, equivalent
> or replacements?
> 
> That's Not very nice!

No. It is certainly not a nice thing to do. Those of use that work in
the electronic industry should maybe figure out a way to use that kind
of stuff in our products so that we keep the volume up... ah, that
would be a dream... <shrug> oh... sorry... daydreaming again...

> Of course I've spent hours and hours on a circuit only to find out *now*
> that the part's not available... Anyone want to sell two or three used ones?

There are still new ones out there...

> So well, now I'm wondering if it's possible to wire-up my own CA3094
> equivalent circuit onto an 8-pin dip header, as a sort of "Franken-Amp"
> to plug into the socket - where a *Real* CA3094 should be...
> 
> Any ideas?

The CA3094 is essentially an CA3080 with two output transistors for a buffer.

> (Did You say a room in Maui?  Really? The moonlight on the waves)?  LOL!

You'd like to come? Sure... join the party! ;O)

Cheers,
Magnus - that crazy Swede...