No, it was not an ebay seller. If you (or the representative in your
country) have already ordered you'r not affected. Only for new orders (as
soon as the remaining ~ 20 BBDs with 4096 are used up) problems will occur.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von levka0
> Gesendet: Samstag, 20. Mai 2006 15:40
> An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: 1 Re: Problems with 4096 stages BBD modules
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> I am very, very sorry to hear this.
>
> I feel a little guilty also, as I did refer on this list to a certain
> ebay seller as a possible source of these.
> If this is indeed the source of the problems I beg for forgiveness.
>
> I also do hope that the preorder that I placed to my synth-shop for
> four modules can still be fulfilled.
>
> best regards,
> Joost
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> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "Dieter Doepfer" <hardware@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear members,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 !
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Dieter Doepfer
> >
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