http://www.parts-express.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/rohm.html?L+mystore4+zqyz3673+
 881355443

  You should see the BA6208 about halfway down the list for $1.37 or
so..




Bob Blick wrote:
>
> At 07:32 PM 11/18/97 +0200, you wrote:
> On-Topic:
>
> An update on the H-bridges: I found another ROHM distributor, who
> overnighted me their motor driver databook. They make lots of nice chips,
> most of them draw very little current at idle, unlike the L293 series that
> have been so popular with robot builders and PICsters.
>
> I'll let the list know where and what I come up with. An H-bridge for $0.30
> that draws 400uA idle sounds good to me, they make them, I just need to
> find a distributor who will sell in 1000 lots instead of 100000 lots. The
> BA6208 is one of the cheaper ones, that does forward, reverse, and brake,
> and has inhibiting circuitry to prevent "all-on" conditions. The inhibit is
> nice while debugging your code :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob
>
> http://www.bobblick.com/