[sdiy] Taming things that run to the rails...

[David G Dixon]

> > I guess I'm referring mainly to trying to keep op amps out of 
> > saturation by using zeners across the feedback path.

I wouldn't say that letting an opamp run to the rails is "saturating" it.  I
think it's more important not to design an opamp circuit to operate too
close to it's peak current under normal operation, as it might overheat.