Can the LT6010 Shutdown pin be left open?

Question

Sorry if this is a duplicate post, my other seems to have not been posted 
 Can I leave the pin open and guarantee the unit will NOT go into shutdown? 
 - There is no mention of leaving the pin open in the datasheet 
 -All the specs spec a voltage setting on the shutdown pin 
 however: 
 -none of the example circuits show the shutdown pin 
 -The LTSPICE macromodel does not attach the shutdown pin

GlenBrisebois · Accepted Answer

Hi KBarkley872: If the SHDN pin is truly open and floating, then the LT6010 will remain "on". 
 However, note that the SHDN input is an open base, so it will not take much input leakage from a higher supply (above Vee) to turn on the SHDN transistor and turn off the opamp. So the SHDN pin should be guarded from positive leakage sources, or should be tied to Vee to preclude accidental turn-offs. Note also that external EMI could forward / rectify the base emitter of the SHDN transistor, turning off the opamp. (See Figure 3 in the data sheet as well as the Simplified Schematic on page 13.))

KBarkley872 · Answer

That's what I thought. For my next rev I am going to tie it to Vee just in case. I have seen some weird behavior, that in retrospect might have been the shutdown activating. Thanks!

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