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Counterfeit or "overstamped semis"
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| Sidney 2005-04-16, 3:16 pm |
| I just found out that anyone in the USA can file a complaint with the
government concerning counterfeit semiconductors among many other
products at:
http://www.stopfakes.gov
or call 866-999-HALT (4258)
Sidney
E-mail:sidneybek@yahoo.com
Dartmouth,Nova Scotia
Canada
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| RonKZ650 2005-04-16, 3:16 pm |
| I saw one today, on I-80, a simple Ford dressed as a Freightliner.
Luckily the checkstation entering Michigan caught the guy and impounded
the truck. Can't have these fake Semis roaming the streets. Seriously
though, I've never had a fake transistor because I know my parts
distributers. Don't buy crap that normally costs $10 for $2 at some of
these "discount* places or this will happen.
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| Bob Fisk 2005-04-16, 3:17 pm |
| Some quality distributors here in the UK have been affected by fake semis as
I had the unfortunate luck to buy some, and they weren't what I'd call dirt
cheap either.
In my case though an Email to the company was all it needed for them to
re-supply me with a different brand which were bona fide.
Bob
"RonKZ650" <RonKZ650@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1113095921.846941.259800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
quote:
> I saw one today, on I-80, a simple Ford dressed as a Freightliner.
> Luckily the checkstation entering Michigan caught the guy and impounded
> the truck. Can't have these fake Semis roaming the streets. Seriously
> though, I've never had a fake transistor because I know my parts
> distributers. Don't buy crap that normally costs $10 for $2 at some of
> these "discount* places or this will happen.
>
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| maarten@panic.xx.tudelft.nl 2005-04-16, 3:17 pm |
| Bob Fisk <bob@bfisk.demon.co.uk> wrote:
quote:
> Some quality distributors here in the UK have been affected by fake semis as
> I had the unfortunate luck to buy some, and they weren't what I'd call dirt
> cheap either.
> In my case though an Email to the company was all it needed for them to
> re-supply me with a different brand which were bona fide.
With my distributor, I can make my own choice. When they stock fakes, it
is clearly indicated in the part-number. A fake or off-brand 30 cent
BU2520AX is good enough to substitute for a 1 euro original BU2508AX...
I would never try to use it in place of a real BU2520, though.
---
Met vriendelijke groet,
Maarten Bakker.
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| Ron(UK) 2005-04-16, 3:17 pm |
| maarten@panic.xx.tudelft.nl wrote:
quote:
> Bob Fisk <bob@bfisk.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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> With my distributor, I can make my own choice. When they stock fakes, it
> is clearly indicated in the part-number. A fake or off-brand 30 cent
> BU2520AX is good enough to substitute for a 1 euro original BU2508AX...
> I would never try to use it in place of a real BU2520, though.
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> ---
> Met vriendelijke groet,
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> Maarten Bakker.
I think he means fake as in that they are not the device indicated on
the package. often a cheap bipolar transistor of a few pennies,
illegally masquarading as a very expensive chopper transistor and not
suitable in the slightest for the intended purpose. It,s becoming more
and more of a problem with TV PSU transistors and dedicated i.c`s.
Ron(UK)
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