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Counterfeit parts...

I recommend that you take a magnifying glass with you when buying components these days. I've bought a couple of fake ICs and HOT transistors lately and fortunately they are fairly easy to spot (so far) as the print and quality of the part looks inferior to regular production parts.

It looks like it is up to us to keep an eye out for these parts by comparing the new part against original manufacturers parts to see if the structure and lettering look proper.

No names are needed as this can happen to any small supplier, they can't do a test on every part they buy...

John :-#)#

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From a reputable supplier?

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    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
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Hello all,

I've definitely gotten fake transistors from reputable suppliers. Usually on out of date or obsolete parts which they probably buy from jobbers on the surplus market.

To make sure I get real output devices, I only buy from company's that source from the manufacturer. So, I now order my Toshiba output transistors from Digikey, as they are an official distributor.

Regards, Tim Schwartz Bristol Electronics

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Yes, this supplier is also a reputable local company. They've made good on the parts as well. However, like Tim, I am buying more parts from Digi-Key as a result...

John :-#)#

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