[sdiy] Radfio Shack

[Ken Stone]

I made the mistake of buying a SAD1024 from RS $25 dollars back when that
was a whole day's wage - and the bloody thing was DOA. Of course their
waranty won't cover semi's.  And their 25 NPNs in a pack - 6 NPN, 8 PNP and
the rest were goodness knows what (dead, shorted, open, unijunction???)

Ken

>Now for icing on the cake...
>
>I ran into some buyers for Radio Shack a few years back at a trade show in 
>Singapore. After striking up a conversation, I mentioned that it seemed 
>strange that when I built a project using RS parts, I always had a hell of a 
>time getting it to work. They weren't surprised at all--they told me most RS 
>electronic components are FACTORY REJECTS! Yes, that 741 you paid way too 
>much for in the first place doesn't even meet factory QC specs! I haven't 
>been back since.
>
>Peff
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