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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: LM383
Message-ID: <769@ihu1g.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 18:47:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 18:47:21 1986
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> To Larry Lipman (and anyone else interested).  The LM383 works great! BUT,
> you have to mount the small value capacitor or capacitors, (I forget how
> many are used) RIGHT UP TO THE CHIP BODY, soldered where the leads enter the
> chip with AS SHORT LEADS as possible.  The big electrolytic series capacitor
> is no big deal for where it is placed or wired.  You also must have a power
> supply capable of delivering great instantaneous current (like a car
> battery).  The audio quality is quite good and there is PLENTY of it.

I've had some experience with this chip, too, and I'd like to add that it
is very susceptible to power supply noise, and it gets hotter than hell.
Other than  that, it's good for a lot of mid-fi audio applications, e.g.,
boosting the anemic amplifiers they put in TV sets.

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