> Can''t answer this, as I packed up the 116 today and sent it back
> to Enport (US distributor) for the 126 which I took delivery of also
> today and so far I'm quite pleased with.

That's a shame, because it would be nice to know the answer: so if
anyone else out there has a 116 and can tell me if it is capable of
amplifying a signal....

> > discussed at length some weeks back. My guess would be
> that if the 116
> > *is* like the 136 and has the capability of amplifying the input
> > signal greatly, then the signal into the 150 may be more than
> +/- 8V,

... then I'd love to know!

> > or not. I still don't appreciate why the FET circuitry in the 4053
> > chip behaves as it does under such conditions, but I shall
> continue to
> > seek an answer

I believe I more or less have the answer now, after more experiments
with a 4053 over the weekend. More experiments next weekend, if my
local Maplin's gets some bits in, should enable me to clinch it!

Tim

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