[sdiy] NE566 Boon

[Tim Ressel]

Ugh, counterfeits!  Ugly, ugly.  when shopping you have to imagine 
you're in some foreign street market and there are thieves and pick 
pockets everywhere. Caveat Emptor has never been more true!

--TimR


On 2/25/2018 12:53 PM, blacet at blacet.com wrote:
> Yes, beware of ics from China on ebay!
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message ----------
>
> Just beware that there are numerous reports of currently-manufactured 
> "XR2206" chips that fail to perform to datasheet specs, particularly 
> with respect to supply voltage. The newer ones seem to fail above 
> 10-12 V. True original chips (which ceased production around 2011 I 
> think) should be fine.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] NE566 Boon
> From: Loscha
> To: synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> CC:
>
>
>     Surely the XR2206 is a much more capable and sophisticated chip.
>
>     And it's available in very cheap entry level kits like this:
>     https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/401320404813
>
>     On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:08 AM, Tim Ressel <timr at circuitabbey.com
>     <mailto:timr at circuitabbey.com>> wrote:
>
>         I used to lament the death of the 566 until I realized you can
>         take a processor with a built-in DAC and pretty much do the
>         same thing. Probably better in fact. Sometimes letting go of
>         the past can be hard.
>
>         --tr
>
>
>         On 2/25/2018 6:03 AM, blacet at blacet.com
>         <mailto:blacet at blacet.com> wrote:
>
>             I vaguely remember, this -- a 10:1 range function
>             generator. Probably had some and tossed them as more or
>             less useless for EM. But chaos might be a possibility.
>
>             Also confused them with the 565 PLL and the 556 dual
>             timer, which is four comparators and two flip-flops in one
>             package. Might be useful.
>
>
>
>             -------- Original Message ----------
>
>             I still have a few NE566s that I bought at Radio Shack
>             back in the day.
>
>             Hmmmm... how about some sort of "chaos" generator with
>             multiple 566s
>             cross modulating each other?
>
>             - Oren
>
>
>             On 2/24/18 10:41 AM, Tim Ressel wrote:
>             > Hi y'all,
>             >
>             > I just found half a dozen NE566s in my stash and now I
>             want to make a
>             > module with them. Any ideas?
>             >
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