>> 50 amps? Shouldn't that tend to cause wires to melt and so forth?
> 
> That was the total current supplied from the PS but there were lots of cards
> taking significantly less current. IIRC TTL uses about 50 m.a. per chip. And the
> wires won't melt if they are rated for it.

Well, 30A wire is so thick that you have to bend it with pliars and a 
hammer. I'd hate to think what 50A wire is like! o_O

>> Hey, isn't CMOS that stuff that breaks if you get static on it?
> 
> Yes, at one time I worked for Motorola and had unlimited supply of the stuff :)

OK. So I think I'm building my device using TTL, just so I don't *break* 
the thing before it's finished. :-S

(You know, Maplin used to sell practically the entire 7400 range. Now it 
seems they only sell 6 models. Also, the 7400 used to be 21.62p. It's 


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