[sdiy] 2164 overvoltage condition?

[Quincas Moreira]

Dave, you're a rock star :)

Incidentally, I've heard there's a common trick with diodes done in most
designs to protect the 2164 from frying by getting power on one rail before
another (or something like that). Can somebody explain that better to me?

On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 11:42 PM, David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca> wrote:

> You should also realize that the 2164 is a current amp.  I know that the
> datasheet says that the absolute maximum voltage of the input is the rail
> voltage, but one never feeds a voltage source directly to 2164.  One drops
> the voltage across an input resistor (usual 30k) because the input pin is
> at virtual ground.  Hence, assuming a +15V supply, the largest current the
> input pin ever sees is about 500uA.  If the rail is connected directly to
> the input pin, who knows what the input current is -- possibly enough to
> fry the chip, I guess.
>
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> *From:* Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] *On Behalf Of *Sean
> Ellis
> *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2017 6:48 PM
> *To:* synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> *Subject:* [sdiy] 2164 overvoltage condition?
>
> I've been breadboarding a filter and oscillator using a single 2164 and I
> think I just fried my only 2164 on hand. I have the power supply protected
> but accidentally put -12 straight into the input of one amp (the control
> pin was at about 2.5V) and suddenly it died. The datasheet specifies the
> max ratings to the supply rails so I don't get why it could have
> (seemingly) destroyed the chip. Could it maybe have caused excessive heat?
>
>
> -Sean
>
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Quincas Moreira
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