Product Overview
Reticon SAD1024A 1024-Stage Dual Bucket-Brigade Delay Line DIP-16
Condition
New old stock (NOS) in original package. Unused vintage inventory with technical data sheet included. Markings legible: RETICON SAD1024A 13202.
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Product Overview
Reticon's SAD1024A dual analog delay integrated circuit provides two independent 512-stage bucket-brigade sections in a 16-pin DIP. Distributed under Archer catalog number 276-1761, this NMOS component delivers 1,024 total stages of analog audio delay. The dual-section design allows series operation for extended delay times, parallel configuration for improved dynamic range, or differential clocking to cancel clock bleed in vintage audio and modulation circuits.
Key Features
- Dual 512-stage bucket-brigade delay lines (1,024 stages total)
- Standard 16-pin dual in-line package (DIP-16)
- N-channel MOS (NMOS) silicon construction
- Clock frequency capability up to 1.5 MHz
- Signal frequency response up to 200 kHz
- Dual independent sections for series, parallel, or differential operation
- Original Archer technical data and pinout documentation included in package
Applications
- Servicing and restoring vintage analog flangers, choruses, and delay pedals
- Synthesizer audio path modification and analog spatial effect repairs
- Bench prototyping of bucket-brigade reverberation and comb-filtering circuits
- Eurorack module builds requiring authentic late-1970s analog time-delay characteristics
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an authentic Reticon device or a modern reproduction?
Authentic vintage Reticon production. The IC is preserved in its original package with legible markings reading RETICON SAD1024A 13202.
What is the difference between single and dual section wiring?
The two 512-stage delay paths can run in series for maximum delay time, or in parallel with complementary clock phases to cancel clock noise and reduce output distortion.
Are pinout and technical specifications included?
Yes. The packaging includes the original Archer Technical Data sheet with complete 16-pin DIP pinout assignments and operational diagrams.
Why choose this packaged IC over an unverified pull?
Authentic Reticon BBD chips are frequently salvaged from worn equipment or falsely re-marked. This chip remains unused in its original package with the manufacturer data sheet intact.
Nothing quite matches the lush, liquid sweep of a genuine bucket-brigade delay when the clock phases line up just right. Drop this vintage Reticon into your circuit and bring that classic warmth back to life.
