cdb wrote :

> With the current =A3 versus the A$ and U$ have a look at=20
> www.futurlec.com, Australian company, but charge in US dollars,
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> ZIFU40 40 Pin Universal ZIF Socket  U$9.00   approx =A34.77
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> ZIFS40 40 Pin Standard ZIF Socket  U$6.00=20

Interesting...

I could swear that this one :
http://www.futurlec.com/Sockets/ZIFU40.shtml
is the same as those that I have a box of, and that has
been verified by 3M as counterfeit. From the picture it has
exactly the same design, including the area in the middle for
the (3M) part number (following the the 3M numbering scheme,
"nnn-nnnn", but with a number that never have been use on *any*
true 3M part). They are definitly made to *look* as a real 3M parts.

As a reference, here is an image of a real 3M part :
http://www.elfa.se/images/highres/h3877.jpg
They are clearly sold as "3M/Textool" parts.

On this one :
http://www.futurlec.com/Sockets/ZIFS20.shtml
you can clearly see the part number "220-3345" which
is the same number as on my "fake" 20-pin ZIF's (as verified
by 3M).

And, if they *are* real 3M's, why not say so, since they are
maybe the best ZIF's available anyway ??

Well, I don't know...
Jan-Erik.




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