30 Apr
2009
30 Apr
'09
8:33 p.m.
In article <425681.71836.qm at web52706.mail.re2.yahoo.com>,
Mr Ian Primus <ian_primus at yahoo.com> writes:
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, falco at ihug.co.nz <falco at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
unreliable, and a common source of problems in machines. Not to say they're te
rrible - they are good for what they are... but they are nowhere near as reliab
le as 4164's
My real question is - 9 faulty out of 48, spread
across
both machines,
seems very high. Are 4116s that unreliable?
Yes.
Or perhaps
they're quite
sensitive to power supply problems?
Very yes.
4116's need -5v from the power supply. They also run very hot. They're pretty
Note that with a little modification, you can make 4164's work in the place o
f
4116's. They have almost the same pinout, they don't use -5v, and they run mu
ch cooler.
Are there data sheets online for the 4116 and 4164?
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