[sdiy] Looking for CEM5530 or replacement

Cary Roberts cary.roberts at retrosynth.net
Fri Mar 9 00:49:39 CET 2007


>I'm looking for a CEM5530 IC in order to fix a Sequential Studio 440.
Any
>hints or tips on where to get an original (for a reasonable price) or a
>substitute (preferred) are welcome.

The kit from Whine Country is a joke so run, not walk, away from them.
Here's the instructions they send you and they don't even give you full
instructions or all the parts!!!

	http://index.retrosynth.com/docs/pvs/whinecountry.pdf

I did a PCB design back in '97 or so but it isn't feasible these days.
It used PD508 octal sample and holds which are no longer cost effective.
I think the best route is to go surface mount using discrete demux ICs
and quad opamps with individual hold caps.  As soon as I finish up some
other projects I'm probably going to build one or two for personal use.

-Cary



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