[sdiy] Cheapest Matched Pair

[harrybissell]

2SC1583 and 2SC3381 are good fairly cheap pairs...
getting very hard to find - stock up now

H^) harry

oleavitt at ix.netcom.com wrote:

> There is the CA3046 array - about US$1.00, or less, a piece.
> The differential pair in this is matched to within 5 milli volts, which is
> looser than the 50 micro volt match for the LM394, but good enough for many
> applications.
>
> I beleive there have been others mentioned on the List some weeks back...
>
> Best Holiday wishes, Oren
>
> On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:51:00 -0800 Joe Kramer <musetrap at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Friends,
> >     What's the cheapest and most readily
> > available NPN matched pair for
> > general purpose?  Digikey carries the LM394 for
> > $5.58 each.  This seems
> > somewhat reasonable; I'd prefer Mouser, but
> > they don't carry the LM394.  Are
> > there any others that someone could suggest?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe Kramer
> >
> >