kenasw@btinternet.com wrote:
> maximum ratings:
> supply voltage: -0.3v to +6V
>
> This is very strange, as it would suggest that 0V is a permitted
> supply, i.e. it will work with no supply voltage????

No, it only states the supply voltage range that will not damage the chip.

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