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Projects => VFE Projects => Topic started by: chongmagic on July 05, 2018, 01:35:10 PM

Title: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: chongmagic on July 05, 2018, 01:35:10 PM
It seems that Mouser is out of stock of the J175s and there is a 26 week lead time. I cannot seem to find them anywhere else, is there something I can use as a substitute?
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: chongmagic on July 05, 2018, 01:38:24 PM
Actually they have these but they are like 3 bucks a piece.

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/InterFET/J175?qs=sGAEpiMZZMv4z0HnGdrLjo0W1AxRZQdlG9wyqYjn58qe%252bdjHDMBGpw%3d%3d
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: zgrav on July 05, 2018, 01:54:37 PM
ebay has a seller in Sebring, Florida selling 10 J175s for $3.99 plus $3.25 shipping.  Delivery is usually less than a week.  I have had good experience with that seller ordering this part and a few others.
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: Netnnk on July 05, 2018, 01:58:51 PM
I once built a noise gate that asked for a J177 through hole, which is obsolete and harder to get than the J175.  I ended up using an smd version of the  J177 with an adapter board.  I also bought the J175 you linked since it was recommended as a substitute, and it worked just as well- in that circuit at least.
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: chongmagic on July 05, 2018, 02:05:26 PM

I bought the ones on ebay, thanks for the tip. They seemed to be Fairchild. I got 10 for pretty much what one would cost on Mouser with the others out of stock.
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: madbean on July 05, 2018, 02:28:34 PM
J176 might work as a sub which Mouser has in quantity. Don't have any here to test, though.
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: chongmagic on July 05, 2018, 03:06:16 PM

Thanks Brian, hopefully the ones I ordered from eBay will be good.
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: fair.child on July 05, 2018, 04:04:52 PM
I remember ordered my J175 from Arrow. Have you checked them yet?
Title: Re: VFE Switching Board J175
Post by: jjjimi84 on September 13, 2018, 11:53:36 PM
In case any one is wondering the 176 worked in my triplet build.