Bill Meara wrote:


What do guys think? Is this a likely suspect? Anyone know of other causes
for this kind of 602 carnage? Stop me before I kill again!

Hmmmmm.....don't know about the xfmr idea, but what supply voltage are you
applying to the chip? I was faced with a similar situation once till I
realized I was feeding it 12VDC when it's max rating is 9VDC.

Good luck.

Bob WB0POQ