Accusing Mr Elliot of lying? Certainly not, and what a stupid allegation.
I do however question the parroting of unsolicited allegations of fake components from unknown sources. For instance, unwanted parasitic oscillations are common in high gain audio designs, and can destroy ANY? output transistor even at quiescent .
Many of these reported failures are from non technical people who either lack the knowlege or equipment to track this phenomena, let alone cure it, they are merely following a diagram, or a plan, with the expectation it will work.
One contributor sites a? 2N3055 transistor failing at 4 amps, so it must be a fake. The genuine transistor is rated at 15 amps Ic, max CE voltage 60 by memory. Without any more technical context by the contributor, we cannot diagnose anything. What was the supply? voltage? What was the base current? Was the transistor in saturation? What were the thermal conditions.????Not enough evidence here to allege fakery.
?Was? this gentlemans expectations rather? too high, his understanding too low? perhaps?
To accept this as evidence of a fraud is ridiculous.
?I am sure fake components do exist, but not on the scale you would like to believe.... my initial point.
Even your friend Mr Elliot agrees with me that distributors making a living knowingly selling fake transistors are unlikely to remain in business long, so in that regard, its a self levelling process.?
So, please do not offend me with your assumptions.
Randy K7RAN
Bob W8RMV
