[sdiy] CA3086 - was ARP Pots / Sequencer

[patchell]

    No worries here...The CA3086 is just an untested version of the CA3046 (the
CA3046 is speced for VBE matching), and the CA3046 seems to still be widely
available.  So, if you need a CA3086, take a look at the CA3046, and buy which ever
is cheaper...I have seen the CA3086 sell for more than the CA3046 at some
places...and by the way, the CA3045 is the same as the CA3046 but in a Mil temp range
(and ceramic package), although, you don't see that one much at all any more.

Scott Stites wrote:

> Tim Parkhurst wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >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.
>
> <un-snip>
>
> 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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