Re: Wanted: LM-709 (Spice model) National Op-Amp

On 17 Sep 2005 01:10:35 -0700, "Neil" <neilwrites2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Looking for a spice model or subcircuit netlist for the LM709 from
>National semiconductor. I asked intusoft, cause they have a free model
>service. I bought their entry level software ICAP/4 8.3.3 from a dealer
>purchased in 2000. For reasons I won't mention, I was denied the
>request from their sales department.
>
>I was going to email National, but from what I read in Bob's book
>"Troubleshooting Analog circuits" he doesn't like S.P.I.C.E.
>and for good reason...........:)
>

>From what I can recall of Bob's arguments against spice, was the same
as someone saying they do not like Word Processors, becuase they read
a badly written novel. If one uses SPICE incorrectly, then one gets
bogus results, if one understands it's limits and uses it correctly,
then it is a valuable tool.

Regards
Anton Erasmus


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