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Re: Unknown Chip AN26 (6-pin DIP)

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From: John Schuch
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 12:27
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In article <nyarko.702835588@ee.ualberta.ca> nyarko@ee.ualberta.ca (David Nyarko) writes:
>Could someone help me with specs or identifying
>the AN26 (6-pin DIP) in a telephone answering machine?
>			David

Are you sure it isn't a 4N26?

At any rate, the thing is surely an optoisolator and is probably being
used as a ring detector in the answering machine.

Pins 1 and 2 connect to the LED,
Pins 4, 5 and 6 connect to the emitter, collector and base respectivly
of the phototransistor.

John

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