I bet was HKsuperseller, he is from far east, sell thru ebay and he is
ripping lot of people with either used chips/parts or relabelled ICs...

Josue.


2006/5/19, Romeo Fahl < rfahl@... >:

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> Were these from HongKongSuperseller
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> On May 19, 2006, at 1:18 AM, Dieter Doepfer wrote:
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> > Dear members,
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> > I have very bad news concerning the BBD modules with 4096 stages.
> > Yesterday
> > we received the second batch of BBD circuits with 4096 stages. We
> > tested
> > them immediately (Florian, thank's for the note concerning the
> > problems of
> > other BBD buyers) and found that they do not contain a 4096 stages BBD
> > but
> > only 1024 stages ! Obviously the circuits have been relabelled and
> > contain
> > probably the very much cheaper MN3207 or BL3207 with 1024 stages only.
> > I've
> > heard about such relabelling for computer chips but was not aware that
> > it
> > happens for BBD circuits as well.
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> > Anyway - this will cause problems with A-188-1D (4096 stages version).
> > If
> > you have already ordered you are not affected as we had 100% testet
> > 4096
> > stages BBDs in stock and still have about 25 of them left. But if
> > these are
> > used up we cannot deliver A-188-1D unless we find "real" MN3205 or
> > MN3005.
> > And probably we will have to increase the price for the A-188-1D as I
> > assume
> > that we will have to pay much more than for the first batch.
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> > If someone wants to order BBD circuits that are offered in the internet
> > (e.g. at ebay or from far east suppliers) be careful that you will get
> > the
> > real parts !
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> > Best wishes
> > Dieter Doepfer
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