15 August 2021

More Chinese FAKE Components shenanigans...

 Though many of my posts start off by saying that they'll be short, then end up anything but, this I promise shall be to the point - therefore, short!

 I ordered 10 2n3819 N-FET's well over a year ago but didn't have a reason to call one into service until today.  While they look exactly as they should, lazar-etched as well, they are not what they claim.

 They turn out to be NPN transistors, not FETs!!!  Below is a (poor) photo of a fake 2n3819 (left) along side the genuine article (right), along with both component-tester's results.

 Those pesky orientals really grind my gears at times.



 

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