I hear a lot of negative comments about buying IC's from Chinese vendors on ebay, so I surreptitiously purchased a half dozen function generators. The Mouser price is around $40 each, and I bought them for $7.50, free shipping and about 2 weeks delivery. They're stamped similar, but not identically, to the US sourced parts. The issue is, so far, all but one of the the lot that I've tested have performed according to the original manufacturers specs.
Question: are these cheap because they're direct sourced, stolen, surplus, ripped off dies and/or illegal copies, or are they the original manufacturers rejects for some reason or another? Even with a DOA rate of 75%, I feel I'm ahead. Any shared experiences out there would be appreciated.
Question: are these cheap because they're direct sourced, stolen, surplus, ripped off dies and/or illegal copies, or are they the original manufacturers rejects for some reason or another? Even with a DOA rate of 75%, I feel I'm ahead. Any shared experiences out there would be appreciated.