how to find compatible replace for obsolete component ?

Sep 12, 2007 8 Replies

i need to replace a SN755518N VFD driver but none of the usuall sources have it mouser/arrow/avnet etc...



how do i find a compatible replacement ? or is there an old stock source somewhere ? or maybe there is a possiblity that some other obsolete device might have one that can be nabbed ?? like vcr or tv etc any ideas ?



help greatly appreciated, rob


Try here:

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Good place to do business... I've been very satisfied with their merchandise and prices.

Dave M MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the address) "In theory, there isn't any difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." - Yogi Berra

"robb" schreef in bericht news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com...

Guess you mean SN75518N. Use Google. I found

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a German site, in a first try. But there sure will be more.

petrus bitbyter

petrus bitbyter wrote:

Igor''s new "Search without spammers" customization might help find things more easily:

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Here is a list of Obsolete distributors;

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Hmmm. You created your own HTML Editor and named it after yourself??

Ever considered doing a code audit on your pages?

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merchandise and

Thanks, great place but they did not have stock for the VFD IC or one of the suggested replacemetns i have found.

thanks again for info, robb

thanks petrus, i have found stocks of eh SN75518N and other compatible replacements in many places from Germany to HK/china etc but the problem is these are huge Chip sales warehouses that only seem to deal with chip brokers, the chip brokers typically have a minimum order of $300-500 US dollars which is magnitudes more than i could fill.

thanks again for help, robb

thanks, some of those have and the ones that do have $300 minimum order

Eg. 4 Star Electronics --- Minimum Order: $300 usd

thaks for your time andhelp, robb

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