[sdiy] CA3080 replacement (was: Searching for a VC Clock schematic ......)

[Tim Stinchcombe]

Hi list,

> >My idea is based on a CMOS clock around a single CD40106 Schmidt 
> >Trigger Inverter, along with a CA3080 TOA, for the VC portion.
> 
> Alas the horse has bolted. The CA3080 is now extinct, so the 
> best idea is not to make new designs using it :(

Is there any reason *not* to use the NTE996 instead, which is intended as a
pin-compatible replacement (Mouser, at least, show stock). It seems to only
have a few mentions in amongst all the wailing in the many 'death of the
CA3080' threads, and I'm wondering if there is a reason for this? (Not much
comes up in the archives...)

Tim
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