[sdiy] Tempco group buy news

[Ken Stone]

1k is better simply because it is stocked. I contacted the local distributer
in Australia for some a year or two back. 1k was in stock, as it appears to
be an "industry standard". Everything else had to be ordered.

Ken

>Most of the older VCOs I have seen use 2k tempcos, though some specify
>1k. Almost all of the more recent circuits I have seen specify 1k. I
>had no idea why! Of course it figures that people design circuits
>around the components which they have available. The ARP 2500 VCOs used
>100 ohm tempcos, and the later ARP VCOs used 1.87k! What makes 1k or 2k
>better?
>
>KRL-Bantry told me that they are happy to make any almost any value,
>but that some would be more work, and thus be more costly. Tomorrow I
>will ask them about price and lead time for 2k tempcos, so if people
>are interested in these also, please do let me know! I am
>guessing/hoping that 2k will be about the same price.
>
>CJ
>
>
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