Cgs synth

>Though I will need to learn more about the TEMPCO, I assume the important

thing is that the resistor needs to have physical contact with the
transistor so as to dissipate{?) the heat of the transistor.

No. It's there so it is at the same temperature as the transistor via both
proximity and thermal conduction between the two parts. Any change in
temperature will be applied to both parts equally, irrespective of where
that heat came from (usually from the atmosphere). Early synthesizers had
both the transistors and the tempco, but NOT in physical contact. It was
found to not work particularly well.

Ken
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