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A vaguely useful circuit

Date 2025-10-19 19:41 -0400
Newsgroups sci.electronics.design
From bitrex <user@example.net>
Subject A vaguely useful circuit
Message-ID <68f5773a$1$23$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink)

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You can sink a current to ground, and split it in two, one copy sinking
from loads above ground and one copy sourcing to loads below ground. The 
ratio of R3 to R2 controls the split fraction. Or tie the top of R3 to 
ground to make them equal.

I think trying to do something similar with multiple complimentary 
mirrors outside of an IC is inaccurate and kinda ugly..

Version 4
SHEET 1 880 680
WIRE -784 -608 -784 -720
WIRE -784 -384 -784 -528
WIRE -256 -384 -784 -384
WIRE -96 -384 -256 -384
WIRE 144 -384 -16 -384
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WIRE -256 -208 -640 -208
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WIRE -1088 -128 -1088 -144
WIRE -48 -128 -48 -224
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WIRE -480 -64 -480 -80
WIRE -640 -48 -640 -208
WIRE -512 -48 -640 -48
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WIRE -784 -16 -784 -144
WIRE -640 -16 -784 -16
WIRE -512 -16 -640 -16
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WIRE -48 64 -48 -48
WIRE -640 112 -640 -16
WIRE -640 112 -720 112
WIRE -112 112 -640 112
WIRE -784 224 -784 160
WIRE -256 224 -256 16
WIRE -48 224 -48 160
WIRE 320 304 320 288
WIRE 416 320 416 -384
WIRE 416 320 352 320
WIRE -784 336 -784 304
WIRE -48 336 -48 304
WIRE -48 336 -784 336
WIRE 144 336 144 32
WIRE 144 336 -48 336
WIRE 288 336 144 336
WIRE 400 352 352 352
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WIRE -256 448 -256 304
FLAG 400 352 0
FLAG 320 288 Vcc
FLAG 320 384 Vee
FLAG -480 -80 Vcc
FLAG -480 32 Vee
FLAG -256 448 Vee
FLAG -1232 -128 0
FLAG -1088 -128 0
FLAG -1232 -240 Vcc
FLAG -1088 -240 Vee
FLAG -784 -720 Vcc
FLAG -48 -224 Vcc
SYMBOL cap 128 -32 R0
SYMATTR InstName C1
SYMATTR Value 100n
SYMBOL res 0 -400 R90
WINDOW 0 -12 56 VBottom 2
WINDOW 3 32 56 VTop 2
SYMATTR InstName R1
SYMATTR Value 10k
SYMBOL OpAmps\\LT1014 320 272 M0
SYMATTR InstName U1
SYMBOL res -800 -240 R0
SYMATTR InstName R2
SYMATTR Value 1k
SYMBOL pnp -320 16 M180
SYMATTR InstName Q1
SYMATTR Value 2N3906
SYMBOL OpAmps\\LT1014 -480 -96 R0
SYMATTR InstName U2
SYMBOL res -272 -352 R0
SYMATTR InstName R3
SYMATTR Value 1k
SYMBOL npn -720 64 M0
SYMATTR InstName Q2
SYMATTR Value 2N3904
SYMBOL npn -112 64 R0
SYMATTR InstName Q3
SYMATTR Value 2N3904
SYMBOL res -64 208 R0
SYMATTR InstName R4
SYMATTR Value 470
SYMBOL res -800 208 R0
SYMATTR InstName R5
SYMATTR Value 470
SYMBOL current -784 -608 R0
WINDOW 123 0 0 Left 0
WINDOW 39 0 0 Left 0
SYMATTR InstName I_in
SYMATTR Value 1m
SYMBOL voltage -1232 -240 R0
WINDOW 123 0 0 Left 0
WINDOW 39 0 0 Left 0
SYMATTR InstName V1
SYMATTR Value 12
SYMBOL voltage -1088 -240 R0
WINDOW 123 0 0 Left 0
WINDOW 39 0 0 Left 0
SYMATTR InstName V2
SYMATTR Value -12
SYMBOL res -272 208 R0
SYMATTR InstName RLOAD1
SYMATTR Value 1k
SYMBOL res -64 -144 R0
SYMATTR InstName RLOAD2
SYMATTR Value 1k
TEXT -1216 -64 Left 2 !.tran 0.1

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A vaguely useful circuit bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-19 19:41 -0400
  Re: A vaguely useful circuit john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-19 17:07 -0700
    Re: A vaguely useful circuit bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-19 21:53 -0400
      Re: A vaguely useful circuit john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-19 21:12 -0700
        Re: A vaguely useful circuit bitrex <user@example.net> - 2025-10-20 03:17 -0400

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