I came across some very nice pictures. It's from a Dutch site so I translated the comments. LINK: Het grote fake-onderdelen topic - Forum - Circuits Online Pictures by RobinF. He removed the chip housing with sulphuric acid. OUCH! :drooling_face: Real / Fake Maxim 7219 compared: UPPER: Real Max…

Maxim 7219 - Real and Fake compared

JoeN June 2, 2014, 8:00pm 8

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Anyone know if there is something equivalent to this in the USA?