[sdiy] **WARNING! Bad CA3280Es **

[Ian Fritz]

At 03:19 PM 8/12/2006, Paul Schreiber wrote:
>Some time ago I ordered 50pcs of CA3280Es from a suggested vendor off this 
>list. They came 5 to a tube, 10 tubes in a clear bag. I want to say they 
>were from either Australia or Hong Kong, just can't recall.
>
>Well, they *are bad*. ALL OF THEM!
>
>These have a code, underneath the CA3280E line, that begins with: P011 
>Examples are:
>
>P0114ACZ2
>P0114ACZZ
>P0114ACZ4
>P0118BECH
>
>I looked at 2 batches of ones that do work, and there codes are:
>
>P0419BECZ
>P0445ACBZ
>
>So, I am *guessing* that 01 = 2001, the next 2 digits are the week. So, 
>these 2001 parts are NOT FUNCTIONAL. I suggest everyone toss them. I don't 
>even care about getting my $$$ back at this point.
>
>Paul Schreiber
>Synthesis Technology
>there went 5 hours of my Saturday....rats.....

Ouch!!!  The last 3280's I got came from Futurlec and have H99.... (Harris) 
markings.  I didn't test all of them, but the ones I did were very good.  I 
also have a batch of P04... (Intersil) that I got from Mouser which are 
also good.  Haven't seen the P01's ever.

   Ian