[sdiy] EFM News: Argo & 3500 Modulars

[tomg]

Thanks Pete, that's a great price! It's a good thing I don't have that
kind of cash right now or I might actually think about doing that. :O

No point in putting it off though, just make a clean break and go on.
If I had that many though I might just keep designing with them. Damn
good thing I'm poor right now... :)

Regards
Tom



> Just wanted to share this with the list. Chipforbrains has a huge
> stash for sale,
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7323840744&rd=1&sspagenam
e=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
>
> CA3080E 1,000 pcs!  Starting bid: US $349.99
>
> If anyone does buy these it would be nice if they could sell some to
> the list. I could use a few. It looks like they have 2500 of them for
> sale in all in different auctions. That should be enough to keep some
> old modules going. What do ya think?
>
> pete
>
>
>
> On 5/17/05, harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net> wrote:
> > I suspect that there are a LOT more 3080 out there...
> > some of the pricing is not that bad. But still... transistors
> > will work too.  I did not study the layouts to see if its easy
> > to glue pairs together, or to sub the 2SA798 and 2SC1583.
> > It would work better with matched pairs... but as discussed
> > on list lately... matching from the same lot is usually pretty
> > good anyway.
> >
> > I just bought CA3046 for $.24 each... otoh they are not PNP
> > which Tom's new design needs (some of)
> >
> > For the newbs, transistors might be more forgiving as well... and they
> > are dirt cheap (maybe $.06 ea)
> >
> > Tom... you do not get to bitch unless they cancelled your order
> > and did NOT INFORM you.  :^P    (like MCM did to me on some 2SC1583)
> >
> > H^) harry
> >
> > tomg wrote:
> >
> > > Just to continue this for another second or two..
> > > When they canceled my order and I cried
> > > foul.... To make me feel better I was told that
> > > they had several more accounts that use 3000
> > > or more a month and they were buying up
> > > everything they could find..... Yeah that made
> > > me fell a lot better... right!
> > >
> > > To be honest I felt like I had been outbid
> > > how do you loose 500 pieces?
> > >
> > > There may be a few here and there but I've
> > > got this feeling that it won't be long before it's
> > > hard to find any at a good price.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > > I had a 500 piece order canceled. They offered
> > > > me NTEs at $1.60 each. I scrapped a complete
> > > > series of modules. In my book that's demised.
> > > > RIP 3080.. Dead dead dead!!!! and I don't care.
> > > > I've got maybe 90 pieces left and when they are
> > > > gone..... well I won't be buying NTEs.. :)
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- tomg <e4m at houston.rr.com> skrev::
> > > > > > Some may have guessed that the Argo was a test bed
> > > > > > for the 3500 stuff. After the demise and disappearance
> > > > > > of the 3080 the logical thing (it seemed to me anyway)
> > > > > > was to build a synth that didn't have IC OTAs in it.
> > > > >
> > > > > It have not disappered nor demised!
> > > > >
> > > > > Reg
> > > > > KD
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only two circuits needed to build an Argo that are
> > > > > > missing from the 3500 Part-1 are the AR eg and the
> > > > > > ADSR key-trigger.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Turns out a bunch of people want one!?. :)  I hope to
> > > > > > complete the Argo carrier board (for 3500 pcbs)
> > > > > > sometime this year. I have plans to use pcb mounted
> > > > > > pots and switches on a much smaller board.= smaller
> > > > > > case = lower cost... ect  so It's practically built :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You can hear many of  the 3500 series modules in action
> > > > > > (3522 for the VCF) on the Argo demo...Sorry about the
> > > > > > crap playing.. :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Pic
> > > > > > http://www.ele4music.com/pics/argo_01.jpg
> > > > > > Mp3 - 3 parts soft square/ hard saw/ noises.
> > > > > > http://www.ele4music.com/pics/argo_1.mp3
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > Tom
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> >
> >
>
>
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