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Old 9th Sep 2019, 1:00 pm   #41
Maarten
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Default Re: Defective/ fake LM317T

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Originally Posted by MrBungle View Post
Both look fake to me. None of my ST ones (from RS) look like that. I tried to take a photo of some but failed miserably.

On the ST ones the numbering is a different font (more "robotic") and there's a G next to the (e3) bit at the bottom right. There is no exposed metal in the recesses on either side either.
The robotic font is newer. The right one could pass for a somewhat older stock example, but not 100% sure, I would have to look for more examples.
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