Discrete op amp circuit

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i was going thru diyopamp by Nelson Pass and got hook on the idea of building a discrete op amp with jfets input(2sk389)
However i have problem sourcing the output stage of the circuit
the circuit calls for a 2vp3310A and 2vn3310A. Can anyone sugest an alternative to this transistors. Also i was wondering about using jfets(sk170) for the ccs. For 4 ma the resistor used is 75 ohm, so for 10 ma i should use 30 ohm resistor rite? Thanks for the help
 
A normal fast transistor i think will give a better totall result.
The time of the fets which where much faster than bipolair is over.
A freq respons from normal transistor,s will even be higher than the fets and what i mentioned the fet with his input resist is much more sensitive for noise and other hf distortion.
You can see it back in several power output stages .
In the 80,s the power fet was simply better than a bipolair transistor but the time changed with the well known fast transistor,s see the sheets off toschiba nec sanken etc.
Much easier to handle too
 
NickC said:
the color will be blue so using the 30 ohm sets the current a 10mA rite?

what will be better than fets thaN? bipolar?jfets?
anything other than VN3310A will be better.


Sorry i don,t know this type off operational amp.
The ones you see the most in europe is the ne5532.
A change to an OPA from Burr Brown will give most off the time a more satisfactioner vieuw.
BUT sometimes teh ne5532 will do his work very well and when you used a lott off them parallel with a restistor in the output it will give a much better result than the most expensive op amp for less money
 
Black with gray legs........why?

How did I know he was going to say that......

Hey Hairy......show us your **TS.

Anyway.....blues......I'll measure a few and let you know.

Ah.......what does speed have to do with constant-current sources anyway? I thought constant current and high impedance where the prime parameters.

Jocko
 
Just as I suspected....

The answer is a resounding NO!

1.) I measured about a dozen at random from my bag o' hundreds, and the Idss is around 7.5 - 8.0 mA (roughly). No way you can get 10 mA from one unless you have violets.

2.) Two in parallel, with a 10 ohm resistor gives a tad less than 10 mA.

I would only use a JFET for a ccs if the current is in the range of a few mA. Go to a bipolar here is my suggestion since you do not wish to use a MOSFET.

Jocko
 
Curent sources using JFET's for above 10 Ma are best handeled by High Idss devices like the 2N4392, PN4392. for N Ch types. and the Classic source to gate resistor will allow you to set the Current to less than the 40 Ma this device can produce with it's gate and source shorted.
 
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