I found the twisting of leads more of a problem with common epoxy packaged transistors than the 8 pin RTL 914/923 devices. Regards - Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS 89 Arnold Blvd. Howell, NJ, 07731 732-886-5960 -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of J. Forster Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:41 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] lunatic fringe time standards RTL was a VERY simple design. a 2 input NAND had 2 transistors and 3 resistors as I remember. The main issue was lead attachment was the main failure mode in the epoxy-ceramic 8 lead packages. If you twisted a lead, the device died. -John _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.