Reputable source for LM308N?

[swelchy]

It’s Alive! My first build that works… I had an 071 in my parts for another build and threw it in there to test… can’t wait to give the lm308 chip a test Link to pedal working

 

[thesmokingman]

btw ... so you can be "hip like badass" ... when shopping for metal can op amps on the bay, the packaging is a dead giveaway ... if it looks like this

then you're getting genuine article. nobody is 3d printing the vintage socket for these or wasting their time relabeling the op amp as some sort of elaborate ruse

 

[Wilbuerto]

Just finished up a pedalpcb Muroidea and realized when populating I ordered the wrong IC from Tayda... I got a lm3808 ... looks like the lm308N is counterfitted a lot.
I'm a total noob and haven't had a successful pedal completion yet... On my third attempt with kliche mini... I have a timmy pcb from another source and I have an Elsol from pedal pcb to populate as well.

Hi!
This is the REAL MaCoy of the 1986 Rat Distortion Pedal. The first production run of the 1986 was with 1985 guts and 1986 Pots. That was why they sound so EXCELLENT!!!! The next production run of 1986 had newer innards - these are not what people seek. They seek the first run of '86. At that time the Motorola LM308N L8551 was the Holy Grail of chip. This is what you are most definitely looking for. Have a Great One! - Get this and you'll Love it!!!

 

[swelchy]

Bwhahahah this old thread is funny... I have hundreds of builds since ... This was one of my first few post here

 

[manfesto]

"Nah bro it's gotta be batch L8551, they ran out of the good 'mojo' silicon at the factory after that day and batch L8552 was shit"

 

[swelchy]

Everyone remembers their first beer….

 

[swelchy]

makes me realize how much ive learned from a lot of you guys with your builds, and your post... this place rocks

 

[jwin615]

"Nah bro it's gotta be batch L8551, they ran out of the good 'mojo' silicon at the factory after that day and batch L8552 was shit"

Yeah. But that mojo evaporated. If you don't have a metal can from 85-87 and sprinkle cocain...

 

[manfesto]

Yeah. But that mojo evaporated. If you don't have a metal can from 85-87 and sprinkle cocain...

oh so *that* is what the can was for! To hold the mojo in!

 

[pingpongcomputer]

I was looking for some for a possible compressor project and Tube Depot has them in stock for $9.95, kinda steep but if you only need one and want it to be the real deal it's ok I guess

 

[manfesto]

I was looking for some for a possible compressor project and Tube Depot has them in stock for $9.95, kinda steep but if you only need one and want it to be the real deal it's ok I guess

Sure you’re not thinking of the CA3080? That’s a common chip in Ross-style compressors.

 

[pingpongcomputer]

Sure you’re not thinking of the CA3080? That’s a common chip in Ross-style compressors.

The BOM says LM308N. It's the GCI 6 knob compressor designed by the guy from Dunwich amps. I like the Dunwich fuzz pedals and thought it was strange to have the rat opamp in a compressor which is why I was intrigued.

 

[Aentons]

I just ordered 10 National Semi branded LM308s from a huge batch marked as 'new' from "UTSource Original Store", what ever that means. I'm not holding my breath that they are real, but I figured I try my hand at 75¢ each.

 

[pingpongcomputer]

Sure you’re not thinking of the CA3080? That’s a common chip in Ross-style compressors.

Nevermind I'm wrong. I read it incorrectly at least 4 times in a row. It's the LM3080N. Thanks for catching it. Time for new glasses.

 

[swelchy]

Hijackers…. Thread hijackers amongst us