[sdiy] BBD Packaging experience?

[Scott Stites]

Hi Joe,
Charlie Lamm brought up Techsonic a week or so ago.  I checked with them,
they have the MN3205 listed here:

http://www.techsonicusa.com/page736918.htm

But they don't have it listed here:

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/techsonic/page4.html

So you might contact them by phone or email to find out for sure if they've
got it or not.....it looks to be a pretty hard one to find.  Even Small Bear
Electronics is out of them.


MCM Electronics is actually one of those places I really like having around.
Even though I may be overly picky over this particular packaging issue, I
sure wouldn't kick them out of bed for eating crackers :-).

They have an excellent stock of parts, but I left my catalog at work, so I
can't check it for the MN3205.  I don't recall seeing the MN3205 there, but
you can do a search at:

www.mcmelectronics.com

Another place with a decent list of parts is:

www.tiptopelectronics.com/

But again, I don't think the MN3205 is there either.

Most likely someone else on the list has more of a clue than I do.

Take care,
Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Kramer <musetrap at earthlink.net>
To: Scott Stites <scottnoanh at peoplepc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] BBD Packaging experience?


> Dear Scott,
>     Hi!  I don't really have an answer for your questions below (other
> than that I've seen some shoddy packaging jobs too), but I have some
> questions.  I've been looking high and low without any luck for a 3205
> BBD.  Do you think the places you mentioned might have one?  By the way,
> who is MCM?  Any help appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Joe Kramer
>
>
> Scott Stites wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > MCM had some BBD's for a pretty fair price (not as good
> > as Tiptop Electronics, though).  I ordered some
> > MN3207's and some MN3102's.
> >
> > I have to say, I wasn't entirely thrilled with the
> > packaging.  The MN3102's were in conductive bags (pins
> > weren't in foam, but I'd consider this adequate
> > packaging).  However, the MN3207's were just tossed
> > into a what I hope is at least an anti-static bag.  No
> > conductive foam, and even a few bent pins on a couple
> > of the chips.  Heck, I've gotten the radio shack mini
> > echo mixer kits that had similar chips (CD3207,
> > CD3102), and they had these chips' leads embedded in
> > conductive foam *with* aluminum foil wrapped around
> > that.
> >
> > I know the difference between anti-static packaging and
> > conductive packaging, but for very sensitive parts, I
> > would at least like to keep all the leads at the same
> > potential before use, even if it is inside a material
> > that supposedly won't generate a static charge.
> >
> > I'd like to check the chips out to see if they're
> > functional, but I'm at a point in time where I don't
> > have much time to do anything for a few weeks.
> >
> > Aren't these BBD's supposed to be rabidly ESD sensitive?
> >
> > Has anyone received BBD's with similar packaging, and
> > if so, how did things work out?
> >
> > Just wonderin......
> > Scott
> >
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>
>
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