opamp power, railed

Feb 23, 2016 0 Replies

Some opamps pull a lot of unexpected supply current if they are railed. I'm doing a thing with an OPA171, nice little amp, but I'm using a wimpy shunt regulator to make a -3 supply, and was concerned if the amps might bog it down.



Turns out that it uses about 450 uA at 10 volts supply, and pulls



*less* current as it rails in either direction. That's good news.

It also comes off the rails cleanly in a few uS, so it could make a decent comparator.



John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com

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