Counterfeit LM3886TF

[nickb]

No surpises here, but out of interest and a warning to those who might be tempted.

I buy lots of LM3886TF's, from trusted sources. However I did get curious and got a couple of cheapies off cr&pBay just to see. The most obvious difference, without even putting a signal through, was that the idle current was half that of the real part. At a supply of +/-28V into 4 ohms I could only get 40W out rather that 68W so I suspect the die is actually a TDA2050. On the other hand a TDA2050's absolute max supply is +/-25V so it may be something else or maybe I just got away with it.

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[xtian]

Wow, that's a nice IR camera. Which one is it?

[nickb]

HT-18 IR Thermal Imaging Camera 220 x 160. Medium resolution but it has been very helpful to identify overheating components quickly. I got it new and cheap from a charity store.