Hi everybody,
OK - what's up with this? I got an LM3909 at Radio Shack. It was the last one on the shelf, part # 276-1705. When I told my friend I found one, his eyes lit up and said "You found one?! Nobody carries those anymore! Where did you get it?!" I told him Radio Shack, he said it was a lucky find. I gave it to him, and now I wanted to use it in a project. I looked on Digi-Key and Mouser, but they didn't carry them anymore. My guess is that the LM3909 isn't manufactured anymore and has been replaced by something.
What was it replaced by? Is there a better chip to use to drive LEDs (other then the 555)? I'm just wondering. Thanks for the replies!
--mindctrl
OK - what's up with this? I got an LM3909 at Radio Shack. It was the last one on the shelf, part # 276-1705. When I told my friend I found one, his eyes lit up and said "You found one?! Nobody carries those anymore! Where did you get it?!" I told him Radio Shack, he said it was a lucky find. I gave it to him, and now I wanted to use it in a project. I looked on Digi-Key and Mouser, but they didn't carry them anymore. My guess is that the LM3909 isn't manufactured anymore and has been replaced by something.
What was it replaced by? Is there a better chip to use to drive LEDs (other then the 555)? I'm just wondering. Thanks for the replies!
--mindctrl