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Wow, I am pretty sure I had some of these, parasitic power would NOT work, I had it on a scope and everything. What a pain in the butt that was! Why not just gi
by jerkstate 6y ago
Wow, I am pretty sure I had some of these, parasitic power would NOT work, I had it on a scope and everything. What a pain in the butt that was! Why not just give these mostly cloned parts their own honest name and part number?
- nullc 6y ago> Why not just give these mostly cloned parts their own honest name and part number? Would you have bought it, at the same price, if they had?
- MaxBarraclough 6y agoTo put that another way: the reason they go the fraud route is to easily profit from the good reputation of an established brand.
- tripletao 6y agoBecause even if a part is marketed as compatible with a well-known part, most buyers won't add a new, allegedly compatible part to the AVL (approved vendor list) without some level of engineering review. This guards against the kinds of incompatibilities that the article notes. Depending on the buyer, that review might be "yeah, [vendor] seems legit, fine", or a complete test build and evaluation; but by marketing their part as a counterfeit instead of a second source, the vendor bypasses that hurdle entirely.
- userbinator 6y agoWhy not just give these mostly cloned parts their own honest name and part number? Judging by what the page says, they do --- but someone down the line from the manufacturer remarks them to DS18B20s.