Oh when the Chips..
Come Rollin' in'.
Oh, Whne the chips come rollin' i'in.
Oh you know I'll think of that number... >+0 [$0]<
When the chips come rollin' in...
I just got a package from TI !!!
So I'm thinking and thanking .... anyone TI Watching???
My sincere thanks to TI for going to all the trouble to have selected chips brought to my door !!!
All I had to do was type a few character...then sit there and indulge myself in choosing 8 high precision chips !!! Great.!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure this is a lasting first impression.
Oh yeah I ordered a total of 60 ICs from TI. Now to hope that customs doesn't hold them up too long :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I also got my TI package today! All those little OPAs... sweet! 8)
smoguzbenjamin: My package was stuck for two days in Cologne here in Germany, which I think was Customs related. But I did not have to pay any import taxes so far, looks like this is also handled by TI.
Oh, and you can enter the tracking number of your order at the UPS website to view its status, a cool feature!
mm I wonder.. German customs seem to be stricter than Dutchland ;) Anyway you'll always pay less import tax than what you would normaly pay for the IC's, right ;)
Get some of those Burr-Browns! They're sweet!
Regards
RDV
Thanks for the list somebody made for me.
I picked the ones I wanted from there.
Sometimes these parts #'s take some studying...Thanks !!!
YEAH! My TI samples sent TODAY!
Part Number Qty Status
OPT101P 5 5 items shipped on 2/24/2004
OPT101P-J 5 5 items shipped on 2/24/2004
RC4558P 10 10 items shipped on 2/24/2004
RC4559P 10 10 items shipped on 2/24/2004
TL072CP 10 10 items shipped on 2/24/2004
TL074IN 10 10 items shipped on 2/24/2004
TLC2262CP 5 5 items shipped on 2/24/2004
TLC555CP 5 5 items shipped on 2/24/2004
And the site said they couldn't ship till friday :D Oh yeah! :mrgreen: I'm a happy man/boy :mrgreen:
i got my fairchild my ti my national and my three other ti samples
Be sure and post your test results on the little beasties. 8)
The IC I'm most excited about is the OPT101. It's a light-controlled voltage source :D I ordered the max of each kind (5 DIP and 5 SOP). I'll just solder the SOPs to a socket, which I'll then sorta glue to the outside... I donno I'll have to figure it out. test reults will be posted for sure!
mine came today too! I love that they pay for overnight shipping...
Now I just gotta finish my homework so i can start playing...
WHY AM I ON THE BOARD!?
For all of you that are overseas, are your TI samples coming from Thief River Falls, MN too? :?:
Yes. Isn't Digikey located there?
XLRator, nice joke. NOT!
I got my TI order Monday night. I ordered it Friday Night.
By the way, there are some great free capacitors and resistors out there. Search for what you want + the word "Samples" on google, and you will find some.
I've place 6 samples orders in the last few days. The little plastic cases that the opamps come from TI are cool!
:cry: :cry: It was good while it lasted, but too good to be true :cry: :cry:
It felt like christmas!! :twisted:
It wasn't meant as a joke, but I do get it! :lol: :lol:
Just wondering if they have a distributor in Europe.
Man, I love getting free ICs in the mail too, but I've never odered as many as you guys! JESUS!
I actually recently ordered some from the analogdevices site which normally come next day but it's been at least a week. :(
-Colin
MAXIM has the best cases though, their more like a jewelery case...its got a pad of dense styrofoam on the bottom, just shove the pins into it
I've got 55 on the way:
10- LM358p
5- OPA134PA
5- OPA2134PA
5- OPA2064AP
10- RC4558P
10- RC4559P
10- UA741Cp
I kept searching TI's site for the TLO72CP, but came up with nothing. Now I quess I'm going to have to do another sample order. Hate when that happens! :wink:
I just got a reply from NJM/JRC that my chips from them are being sent out. :D
Somehow i get the feeling i missed the boat :(
Mockman was the OA Vs OA test circuit.
Opinion:
Hands down winner first...TI4558
The 5532 just didn't have distortion like the 4558, and it didn't seem like that subtle a difference...I went back and forth between these two a couple of times.
Tl072, though distorty somewhat like the 4558, was clearly outmatched.
First two descriptive words: Noise and Dynamics.
Third word TOne.
I'm IMO a picky OA builder, I've done countless DIST +'s a Rat, a TS [which I like very much 5532 thank you], and about every other kinda OA build under say 40 parts. Micro Amps...
The TS is the only one that survived.
When it comes to hard distortion, my Transistor builds take over.
The inbetweens that TS type feedback loop clippers are where I seem so far to like my OA's. Well that and modulation etc type effects.
Maybe I still just haven't tried the right OA outsignal clipping circuit...tried enough diodes...
So fay the Mockman saw quite the large improvement, I think it's an excellent sounding pedal now. I didn't before...the difference in OA choice is instantly noticable, after playing for sometime I decided this circuit is sounding really great !!!
Now what to put the next 5532, 5534, or 4458/9 in...
I am probably gonna order some (ahem) samples from ONsemi. For 14,95 shipping they send you insane amounts of stuff :mrgreen: Gotta wait till my TI and Maxim samples get here first though, just incase I have to pay import tax...
I went through the registering process, and remembered my password, the same one...can't seem to log in there thog...
I got logged in !!!
Now to figure out the part #'s to order...
Suggestions more than welcome !!!
Looke like they have op amps in the samples section, but I recognize no part numbers...what have you sample ordered from them..?
Try using their cross reference search, it finds most stuff.
LM358P: 3
OPA2134PA: 5
OPA2604AP: 5
RC4558P: 10
TL071CP: 3
TL072CP: 10
TLC2262CP: 5
TLC555CP: 1
Yay. I felt too guilty to max out all the quantities :(
Did you get that from ONsemi? No questions asked?
No, sorry! Texas Instruments.
Onsemi would be good if they didn't charge overseas shipping.
Ah, I got a set from TI that is in Philadelphia right now ;) I hope that they don't charge megabucks for import tax :?
...Good thing this is free...I would give up!!!
Well I must be dohh...I ccan't seem to get a thing into the sample cart at Maxim...very small selection of smaples I've never heard of too..
I must be missing something there...TI was easy...
Tried poking around at the Mazim site, but don't see much of anything very interesting there...any suggestions on how to 'pilot around' on that site?
At Maxim, click buy, and then Samples and Litterature. If youre not registered, go to the members link.
Ciao.
What do you guys put for company and position in the TI registration thing? Just bs?
I say "Student". I'm still in school so it figures :)