Electronics Forum | Thu Aug 22 23:30:12 EDT 2019 | jandon
Check from the component distributor/manufacturer if they can verify that the component is genuine or counterfeit component. I know a similar case and the manufacturer could not verify the component as a genuine. They could not find the batch number
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 17 11:40:02 EST 2012 | swarnergictg
All standards are available for download for a fee from the respective websites. Getting caught selling counterfeit components could cost you millions, the loss of your business, and jail time. Paying for the standards and proper training courses/ce
Electronics Forum | Thu May 12 15:10:22 EDT 2005 | russ
Low volume - high mix in Singapore? Unless something has changed in the last couple of years this customer will be back shortly with a mess. I may be wrong on this and will accept correction from anybody but from my experience with them they will
Electronics Forum | Mon Mar 28 08:56:26 EDT 2011 | cvoyles
Where you inspect depends on what you're looking for. X-Ray is a fairly specialized piece of gear and doesn't lend itself for example to paste registration or thickness measurement. A laser system is better suited. An X-Ray system would allow you to
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 09 20:55:08 EST 2023 | emeto
It looks like the plating and metalization were stropped off the component. I would suggest these are counterfeit parts. Are these Pb free parts and process?
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 30 19:57:18 EST 2009 | ceiaen
Hello All, > > I work for an aerospace OEM, and I > am responsible for putting in the Counterfeit > Protection Plan. I'm familiar with the > requirements etc., and was wondering if anyone > out there has already set one up. If so, did you > se
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 02 09:05:53 EDT 2009 | jamyboy
yes you can have Partminer only look to franchised distributors....but we have gotten our best deals from overseas OEMs that just have leftover parts. Also if there is ever a question about counterfeits etc. I believe that they have an independent te
Electronics Forum | Thu May 26 09:32:03 EDT 2005 | gregp
No one can stop you from making feeders. But unless they are better and cheaper than the OEM you will not be successful. Feeders look simple(CP4 for instance) but there are many underlying design concerns that are not apparent to the naked eye. Yo
Electronics Forum | Mon Sep 22 23:27:09 EDT 2003 | severs
By "hacking" do you mean altering the performance of the board or something else? This reminds me of something I saw a while back. Better termed counterfeiting than hacking, it may have some relevance to what your friend is trying to do. The probl
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 07 18:41:27 EST 2006 | GS
RoHS, or better Lead Free is an EU Directive that has been pushed ahead and driven by opportunistic lobbies ( equipment, materials, componentes,logistics, analysis labs, consultants, etc). Over here, in Eurolandia, since 2001 (the smartest started
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