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Offline incfTopic starter

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Chopper opamp leakage with output at max/min values?
« on: January 18, 2025, 01:49:59 pm »
Hi,

I have a circuit where I used a TSZ121 chopper opamp. I found that when the output of the amplifier is at its min/max (ie. the inverting and non-inverting inputs are not equal) it shows about 10 microamps of leakage through one of the input terminals.

Is this normal for a chopper opamp?

Thanks!
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Re: Chopper opamp leakage with output at max/min values?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2025, 05:56:23 pm »
To a certain degree this is normal. Also other OP-amps often have a relatively low differential input resistance.
Internally the inputs are switched, between different paths and if there is a voltage difference between the inputs they often start with a different voltage and the capacitance pumps out some charge. 10  µA still sounds high.
 


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