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MIT Electronics Flea Market finds!

xanatosxanatos Posts: 1,120
edited 2009-07-01 06:13 in General Discussion
Just returned from the MIT Electronics Flea Market in Cambridge, MA, and I have SCORED!· So much so, that I am making some of my bounty available to folks here on the forum, free of charge, if you can really use this item.

I am making available here as a way of offering back something for the folks who make this forum so valuable:· 2500 digital potentiometers in 8 pin SMT packages!

The reel is marked "IC DIGIPOT 32 TAP 50K ISOP8", and is dated 9/29/08.· The chips themselves are marked as follows:

ABE
330

I have been unable to find a datasheet for these items, but I am assuming the reel is correctly marked.· I can find nothing on Google for these items, hopefully someone on here will recognize the numbers.

If anyone can verify what these are - especially posting a datasheet so that folks - myself included - can figure out how to use these with our stamps, etc., it would be great.· Once we know for certain what these are, PM me and I will give you my mailing address - and if I receive a self-addressed, stamped envelope, I will send you 10 of these items, potentially more if you make a compelling case! :-)

And for those of you lucky enough to be able to get to the MIT Flea Market - it is SO worth it!· I drive about 1:15 each way.· Today I spent $8.00 and got well over $1000.00 worth of stuff - all new, SMT stuff on reels.· Just the one reel of 1000 green SM LEDs was worth 10x what I paid for the whole lot.·

I hope these are usable for folks.· Happy stampin'!

Dave X

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Comments

  • Clock LoopClock Loop Posts: 2,069
    edited 2009-06-22 10:39
    You have this i think.

    ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/21978c.pdf

    If you look at the bottom of the data sheet, it describes your ABE chip markings.

    ABE = MCP4011

    Thats the best I could do, but I saw nothing about the 330 number. im guessing it just means the resistance is 330ohm or something.
  • xanatosxanatos Posts: 1,120
    edited 2009-06-22 11:26
    You might be on to something... I'll dig out my needle probes and measure for the 50k resistance to verify that part. Pretty sure the reel's label, specifying 32 taps, 50k, matches up with the info for some versions of this chip. I'll keep the info posted here. I believe this could be a very useful chip once it's figured out... Digitally programmable power supplies, frequency generators... All kinds of stuff.

    Thanks for the info!

    Dave X
  • pwillardpwillard Posts: 321
    edited 2009-06-22 19:53
    Awesome find... now I miss living in Boston.

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  • HollyMinkowskiHollyMinkowski Posts: 1,398
    edited 2009-06-22 21:35
    Wish I had been there, I love a good bargain smile.gif
    Sounds like you got reels of good bargains.

    A cheap programmable resistance value seems really useful...
    I wonder if the resistance remains where you set it even after
    a power off/on cycle.
  • xanatosxanatos Posts: 1,120
    edited 2009-06-23 00:53
    Yes, I got reels of really good bargains! I am most thrilled by all the surface mount LEDs... I could light up my house with all these! Of course, everything would be green... Good thing I never bought the LEDs from Mouser when I was thinking of doing so!!!

    BTW, the MIT Flea market has a web page if anyone is thinking about going: http://www.mitflea.com/

    Third Sunday of the month, April through October. I'm going again in August or September.

    Dave
  • xanatosxanatos Posts: 1,120
    edited 2009-07-01 06:13
    Bump... I've only had one taker on this... 2480 chips left for the asking!

    Dave
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