Re: Defective/ fake LM317T
I only buy the TI ones. Second source chinese ones, including ST as a rule, are cost cut with smaller pass transistor and less ballasting to keep the costs down. They've even invented TO220 packages with thinner tabs now I noticed. Ugh. And yes I had an ST one blow up on me. I've not actually been able to blow a TI one up. They shut down fine. ST one let the magic smoke out in same situation.
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