What has 6N138's or PC900's other than MIDI?

[Jidis]

I'll try to get some on my next DigiKey order, but I figure they're on something. The PC900 seems to be in every MIDI device I've ever opened, but nothing I feel like destroying. Does anything else use either of those? 4N35 is all over the non-MIDI devices too.

-Thanks

[TK.]

The PC900 is hard to get here in germany (not sure if this is a discontinued product), therefore I decided to use the 6N138

6N139 works also, I cannot give a statement for other optocouplers

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[Jidis]

Thorsten, Thanks!

They're cheap to order, I just don't have enough of an order built up right now. It seems I bought 6N138's here a while back. Our real electronics store closed down and keeps re-opening under different names in different locations (usually harder to reach each time). If I can figure out where they are for this week, I'll see if they have them.

I notice when doing web searches for those part names, 90% of the results came back with MIDI projects. I was hoping they'd be in a bunch of other stuff as well.

                                        -George

[stevegs]

Don't use a 6N138/9!  They're linear devices.  The PC900 isn't really up to much either.  The HCPL2200 is much the best!  See here:

 

 

Best

 

Steve G-S