Re: Anonymous Semiconductors - Help!

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi Mathew -

You might want to download the NTE Quick Cross Reference v9.0 (it's free).
As you probably know,
NTE aquired ECG a while back. The desktop cross reference has proven real
handy for my collage of
scavenged components. I typically open up the cross reference, search on
the part number printed
on the component, then if found, I click on the link to the data sheet. The
link goes online to
bring up the data sheet and drawing. Very handy. Also, the NTE number is
always associated with
the part and can be used at the radioshack website within their component
search engine.

Anyway, here's the url:
http://www.nteinc-dot-com/

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Matthew Smith by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
>
> Hi All
>
> I salvage a lot of old components, especially power transistors,
> 200/300V electrolytic caps, etc., for my "goodies box".
>
> The problem that I find is that the numbers stamped on transistors thus
> acquired tend to draw up blanks on Internet searches, even when the
> manufacturer is identifiable.  (This includes the manufacturers' web
> sites.)
>
> Can anyone point me to an online resource where I can find out what
> exactly I have got?  From markings on the boards, I know that I've got
> MOSFETS and bipolars, some looking pretty meaty and thus suitable for
> SSTC experimentation.
>
> I also come across lots of ferrite-cored inductors - the type that can
> be rewound.  Anything vaguely safe around that can disolve the gunk with
> which these tend to be glued together?  If it doesn't dissolve the
> bobbin at the same time, so much the better ;-)
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> Cheers
>
> Matthew Smith