[sdiy] uA726, heated pairs (slightly OT)

[James Patchell]

Sorry, that is classified....;-)

         But, no doubt, for the same reason we need a thermally stabilized 
transistor....most of the stuff that used to go into those sort of things 
back then was analog...

         -Jim

At 01:48 PM 8/10/2003 -0500, Paul Higgins wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I have a question that is probably a bit OT, but here goes...
>
>I recall reading somewhere that one of the main apps for the uA726 was in, 
>of all things, ICBMs (and other rocketry/aerospace stuff).  Forgive my 
>ignorance on these matters (I'm no aerospace engineer), but why the heck 
>do you need a thermostated matched pair in a missile?  I really found that 
>kind of bizarre.
>
>Thanks (and sorry for the possible waste of space)!
>
>-PRH
>
>Paul R. Higgins
>email: higg0008 at umn.edu