[sdiy] Who do you trust ??? (somewhat OT)

[Neil Johnson]

Hi Harry,

Harry Bissell wrote:
> http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MJE700-D.PDF
>
> http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/MJ/MJE800.pdf
>
> Check out the pinouts. My meter says that Fairchild
> speaks truth, while On-Semi must not have checked the old
> Motorola docs carefully. I seem to remember that the
> part pin out was like the On-semi...

I wouldn't say its a matter of trust, its simply manufacturer's  
interpreting the standard in their own way.  Just look at the many  
variations of the "standard" 4046 as a prime example.

Neil
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