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August_1997
Re: amusing prices


From: Zonn ( )
Date: Fri Aug 08 1997 - 13:31:00 CDT


At 11:27 AM 8/8/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>I was also comparing the MAX502 that Clay was suggesting that I use
>>with the DAC80 and it appears that you would actually need to use a
>>MAX507 unless you wanted to supply your own reference supply.
>
>Using your own reference is kinda handy, IMHO. Makes a nice width/height
>adjustment.
>
>>FWIW, the MAX502 is 11.52 and the MAX507 is 16.24 from Digikey.
>
>Yep, but the 502 is also *free* for the asking since Maxim is so generous
>with samples... ;-)
>
>WRT the HI3-5045 switches... Maxim makes a cross-- the IH5045. They're
>$2.44 in 1000's so I'd expect singles from Newark to be in the $6 range?

Of course now your back to the $5.35 range of Digikey for the real thing
(the LF13331's).

-Zonn


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