Hello all,
After recently buying a batch of 30 "IRF3205" for £0.40 per piece on eBay (the seller no longer exists), I've discovered they are fake and WELL out of specification (Rds = 0.48ohm)
I thought that at £0.40p each there was a good chance they would be real as the ones from genuine distributors weren't much more expensive, I didn't think much more of it.
I feel such a fool for trying to save a few quid but I am lucky enough to be able to swallow the cost and move on - lesson learnt!!
So I'm asking you, what do you buy from unauthorised sellers and authorised sellers?
I'm asking as a hobbies and not going into mass production.
After recently buying a batch of 30 "IRF3205" for £0.40 per piece on eBay (the seller no longer exists), I've discovered they are fake and WELL out of specification (Rds = 0.48ohm)
I thought that at £0.40p each there was a good chance they would be real as the ones from genuine distributors weren't much more expensive, I didn't think much more of it.
I feel such a fool for trying to save a few quid but I am lucky enough to be able to swallow the cost and move on - lesson learnt!!
So I'm asking you, what do you buy from unauthorised sellers and authorised sellers?
I'm asking as a hobbies and not going into mass production.