[sdiy] CD4015 unused pins question

[jhaible]

> Got a quick question about the CD4015 IC.  I understand that with unused
> input pins, such as the reset pins, they should be tied to ground.  Is
there
> any harm in doing this with outputs as well?

If the output never goes to high, it won't harm.
If the grounded output goes to high, the current limiting of the p-channel
output FET will normally prevent damage, but you're wasting energy
and the chip gets warm. There might be a problem if you do this on several
outputs, if you exceed the total allowed power consumption.

Why do you want to do this?

JH.