[sdiy] CA3086 - was ARP Pots / Sequencer

[Scott Stites]

Tim Parkhurst wrote:

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>Also, the CA3086 transistor array ($5.18) and the MC1452 multivibrator ($3.42)
>are surprisingly expensive. I think these could be replaced to save a few
>bucks.  Of course, these are new parts. If you could use surplus or had a good
>junk > box to draw from, you could save quite a few bucks. 

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Not that it would make a decisive improvement on the sequencer BOM cost, but
Jameco has the CA3086 for $0.49, $0.45 for 10 and $0.39 for quantities of a 100
or more.  That means you could get a hundred of them for less than what you'd pay
for 8 of the NTE replacements at Mouser, which is where I'm assuming the $5.18
figure comes from.  

And just wondering....why does the NTE replacement come up at Mouser for a CA3086
search?  Is the CA3086 getting harder to come by?  Does anybody know?

Cheers,
Scott

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