Rebranded transistors?

On a sunny day (Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:03:00 +1100) it happened "Phil Allison" wrote in :

Not that I want to trigger one of your rants, but other's posters sort of contradict the 'C' for Conrad :-)

Please see the PDF document from this location:

Quoted from the table on page 3:

Type number: BC547C Marking code: C547C

Also an additional information:

W: made in China

Hopefully this will clear your doubts.

Piotr

On a sunny day (Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:03:52 +0100) it happened Piotr Piatek wrote in :

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you very much!

And only in China could they thave somebody spray-paint each transistor LOL. I suspected that much :-)

'Motorola' or whatever.

At one time it was used by Workman Electronics for their replacement line of semiconductors at a time when dozens of small companies hoped to replace the Sylvania - ECG line as the top seller.

'Motorola' or whatever.

You don't think a fraudster would rip off a trademark?

alorotoM?

'Motorola' or whatever.

But this was probably in the days of Ge-transistor, the Beetles, duck and cover, long hair and Hippie buses :-)

'Motorola' or whatever.

No, the US had silicon transistors by then.