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From: Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net>
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Subject: Re: Is anybody using NE521 comparators?
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Jean-Pierre Coulon <coulon@cacas.pam.oca.eu> wrote:
> "offset" has a particular meaning for its designers. Tha datasheet says: 
> output undefined if abs(Va_Vb) < offset. Forget what you know about the 
> offset of an opamp! One could expect better from a bipolar differential pair 
> :-)

Well, you could improve the layout, or add an amplifier in front. How fast
do you need it to be?

Cheers 

Phil Hobbs 

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