[sdiy] Modular patching rules

[Ken Stone]

All that may happen is you exceed the common mode specs of the op-amp and
cause it to lock up against one rail. Power down and power up again to fix it.

Ken

>And what about very high input voltages, are they dangerous for the op amps?
>
>For example, on the VCF or VCA I have the possibility to raise the variable
>gains higher than it is permitted with a 100k resistor. That's why I have
>overload LEDs in my designs, to know when the summing op amp starts to clip.
>It clips around 13.5Vpp in each module but I can still give more gain and
>distort it if desired. The max input voltage in the summing node that can
>arise with a certain patch could go above 25Vpp, which is much higher than
>the clipping threshold. Can I damage something by doing this?
>
>Thanks again
>
>Charles
>http://www.oveloe.com/490/
>
>
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