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Detecting FAKE Chips From China 馃攳
Why people recommend it
Shared as a primer on spotting counterfeit integrated circuits bought cheaply online, and it prompted at least one hobbyist to compare marketplace parts against distributor stock.
Watch for: useful before trusting bargain marketplace parts
In their words
That's why I've been watching the video from Noel's Retro Lab, after what I purchased 2 of each chips from Farnell to compare the resistance between Vcc and Gnd pins with the Chinese ones.
Nico on electronics.stackexchange.com, Nov 2020. CC BY-SA.
