It will work for DC, but only up to say 4ma. Do not use it to adjust your toaster over or model railroad speed. Paul S. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sucrosemusic@...> To: <motm@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:00 PM Subject: [motm] Abusing a VCA > Ok, so here's the question: > > Is a VCA usable for CV as well as audio? I sort of assumed it worked > for CV... here's where it gets weird > > If a VCA can be used for CV, then doesn't that mean I can use it for, > well, just about anything? Like I could run a small electric lamp > through the VCA, and the signal would adjust the brightness? Or > adjust the speed of a fan? > > Hmm. If that's the case, what kind of power would be safe to run > through it? =] > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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Re: [motm] Abusing a VCA
2001-11-16 by Paul Schreiber
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