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Insane op-amp

@eekee
8 years ago
https://everycircuit.com/circuit/4628165128617984
It's a fine op-amp, but look at the power supply! :D Inputs are marked by switches: * push-button: non-inverting input (+in) * SPST: inverting input (-in) The output is orange. Gain: 49,800x (94dB) Offset: -1.2mV All the gain happens in the long-tailed pair. The ridiculous voltage levels make that possible. I made gain ten times higher with 100kVx2 power and 30MΩ resistors in the long-tailed pair, but it took like 10 minutes to reach operating conditions. Actually, it did and then it didn't, and then it did again, and I have no idea why. It's very slow, anyway. 3kHz is about its limit. Connecting ground through a closed SPST is another way to prevent convergence errors at startup. Serendipitous discovery today.
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