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From: wyeth@sgi.elec.uq.oz.au (Gordon Wyeth)
Subject: Re: Who produces L298 Dual Full Bridge Power Driver?
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1993 22:49:03 GMT
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In <1993Apr28.152515.26900@julian.uwo.ca> rcook@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (Richard Cook) writes:

"|"The L298? hmmm.  I just returned from the BEAM Robot Olympics in Toronto,
"|"Canada.  One of the entrants was using a National Semiconductor chip, the
"|"LM18298.  It is listed as a Dual Full Bridge Driver.  

"|"I went looking for this part in the hobby stores but noone had it in stock,
"|"(or even new what I was talking about).  The one store I did not get to
"|"check is Electrosonic.  They sell Nat. Semi. chips to us in Canada.  Sorry,
"|"no address.

"|"If you find a source, please let me know too!
"|"-- 

"|"Richard Cook    (519) 641-1985     E-mail:  rcook@gfx.engga.uwo.ca
"|"Elect. Eng. FAX	(519) 661-3488

Sounds like an SGS-Thomson chip to me. They also produce the L293
Full Bridge Driver. 

