Has anyone had any experience with this chip? It claims to be a MN3005 replacement, coming in at about half the price.
What concerns me is when I googled it, it seemed to be mainly an eBay chip- very few hits elsewhere. I tried a search on the Panasonic Industrial site without any success (but that could be me.)
I'm tempted to build up a MN3005 circuit, then swap the two over. That is of course unless someone else has tried it.
Anyone?
Cheers
dMac
Where did you find a statement about it being a replacement for the MN3005?
If you look at that eBay seller, it does look like the i7247 part of the description may be an inventory control number or something.
Quote from: Chi_Boy on August 11, 2012, 03:11:25 PM
Where did you find a statement about it being a replacement for the MN3005?
It doesn't say it is a replacement for a MN3005, it says it
is a MN3005.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/280781200545?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2044wt_906 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/280781200545?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2044wt_906)
The heading says:
New PANASONI MN3005 DIP-8 IC Chip i7247
and in the body it says
SUMMARY
Brand: PANASONI
Model: MN3005
Quote from: Chi_Boy on August 11, 2012, 03:11:25 PM
If you look at that eBay seller, it does look like the i7247 part of the description may be an inventory control number or something.
My first thought would have been that it is a stock number, except for it being cheaper than other MN3005 chips up there, and no one else refers to Panasoni(c).
Oh well, I guess it's a mystery then. No big deal.
Either way, I bought 4 of those and they were all fake. Fortunately I got the money back, but wouldn't chance it with that seller.
Quote from: Chi_Boy on August 12, 2012, 04:45:13 AM
Either way, I bought 4 of those and they were all fake. Fortunately I got the money back, but wouldn't chance it with that seller.
Ah! Thank you, Chi_Boy! I'll strike them off the list.