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2 parts compared · 0 differing specs across 5 total parameters.
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| Case | DIP-8 / SOIC-8 | DIP-8 / SOIC-8 |
| Component Category | Voltage Comparators | Voltage Comparators |
| Market Reality | The LM393 is the dual voltage comparator behind every threshold, window and alarm decision in instruments and industrial boards: 2V to 36V supply, ground-sensing inputs, open-collector outputs, and an 8-pin map that is identical to the LM358 op-amp pinout - the twin arrangement that makes socket-level swaps look possible and schematic-level swaps dangerous. Its family tree covers the whole repair shelf: temperature-grade siblings (LM193 / LM293 / LM2903 automotive) and the quad LM339 for four-channel boards. The two failure stories this page exists for: a comparator that stopped switching because the pull-up is missing, and an op-amp fitted into a comparator socket that saturates slowly and cannot wire-OR. | The LM393 is the dual voltage comparator behind every threshold, window and alarm decision in instruments and industrial boards: 2V to 36V supply, ground-sensing inputs, open-collector outputs, and an 8-pin map that is identical to the LM358 op-amp pinout - the twin arrangement that makes socket-level swaps look possible and schematic-level swaps dangerous. Its family tree covers the whole repair shelf: temperature-grade siblings (LM193 / LM293 / LM2903 automotive) and the quad LM339 for four-channel boards. The two failure stories this page exists for: a comparator that stopped switching because the pull-up is missing, and an op-amp fitted into a comparator socket that saturates slowly and cannot wire-OR. |
| Role In Circuit | Original Reference Part | Original Reference Part |
| Sourcing Status | Active Shenzhen Spot Sourcing (24–48h) | Active Shenzhen Spot Sourcing (24–48h) |