On Monday 30 May 2005 02:07 am, Russell McMahon scribbled:
> I tried it. Alas, it has a poor quiescent current drain - about 3 mA
> ...

Ah yes -- I had not checked the DS for that spec before recommending.

> I'm about to try an LM393 design to see if I can get it all entirely
> ...

You mean the comparator?  Interesting.  Would never have thought of that.


> Digikey are a good universal reference - many people know them, they
> ...

So true.  The ability to search by parameters over a large set of 
manufacturers is awesome, so my designs are largely based on what they have, 
unless I need something specific.  But admittedly, prior to placing an order 
with them, I end up checking mouser as well, since pricing generally works 
out better, especially for low volumes.


> The other side of the planet is only a few days away once they get it
> shipped. Or a week or two at much better rates.

I do need to get over my fear of purchasing internationally, though it's not a 
totally unfounded fear.  Example: I purchased from Jaycar recently.  On the 
order, I asked to email me a tracking #, but never heard back.  Emailed them 
about it a couple weeks later, but no response.  A couple more weeks later I 
was emailing trying to find out what happened with my order.  Once I finally 
got a hold of them by phone, they were pretty casual as if this is normal.  A 
week later I got the order.  Another week or so after that, they responed to 
my email saying that it went out already.  Arrrggghhh!  All worked out in the 
end, but being in the dark about where my order was was totally frustating, 
and not being here, it was a helpless feeling.

Cheers,
-Neil.



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