low Cost legacy ICs and Z80 kits..

Resident (36)

08-11-2012, 14:14

For anyone interested in buying old legacy ICs then I source my stuff from China at pretty competitive rates.

Kit 1
MC68008FN16 PLCC52
W27C010-45 PLCC/DIP
HM628128-55 DIP32
GAL22V10
EPM7128LC84 PLCC84
V9958 DIP64
D41464 x 4pcs DIP18
MAX232CPE DIP16
7805 Voltage Reg.

Kit 2
MC68008FN16 PLCC52
W27C020-45 PLCC/DIP
K6T4008-55 DIP32
EPM7192SLC160 PGA160
V9958 DIP64
D41464 x 4pcs DIP18
MAX232CPE DIP16
7805 Voltage Reg.

example : the kit below cost $16.50 about £11 !! that's with free postage from China !
Kit 3
Z84C0020VEC PLCC44
28HC256-70 or W27C512PLCC
CY62256-70 skinny DIP
GAL20V8
EPM7128LC84 PLCC84
V9958 DIP64
D41464 x 4pcs DIP18
MAX232CPE DIP16
7805 Voltage Reg.

Kit 4
Z84C0020VEC PLCC44
W27C512-45 PLCC
HM628128-55 DIP
EPM7192SLC160 PGA160
V9958 DIP64
D41464 x 4pcs DIP18
MAX232CPE DIP16
7805 Voltage Reg.

just email : gc_supermarket@hotmail.com
BUY DIRECT (from CHINA) at G&C save ebay fees !!

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Van Vampier

Prophet (2415)

08-11-2012, 18:19

do they have a website? I have this thing against communicating with a person behind only an e-mail address.

Van WORP3

Paladin (864)

08-11-2012, 18:39

I have a thing against buying IC's without knowing their origin, you don't wan't to know how much time it's taking before you know that you have actually bought a counterfeit device
Not that i'm applying that the above devices are counterfeit.

Van Daemos

Prophet (2169)

09-11-2012, 11:42

Bought 41464's from ebay china and I got them. Too bad they didn't send me the same ones as on the photo. These are the in line version while I wanted the DIP's this is just a small example that sometimes it can turn out crap.

Then on the other hand. I ordered 2 V9958's from China with free shipping and the parts are indeed the originals and they work like a charm.

Its always a gamble. Its either money and time lost or a big gain for a low price.

Van RetroTechie

Paragon (1563)

09-11-2012, 15:40

WORP3 wrote:

I have a thing against buying IC's without knowing their origin, you don't wan't to know how much time it's taking before you know that you have actually bought a counterfeit device

That's the crux of the matter: it's okay to gamble IF you have an easy way to test parts thoroughly, and failure isn't a problem.

Cheap parts for repairs would be such a case, and those V9958 (or 4464's) nice examples. Another case is chip collectors that don't care much about original or not, but just want a nice looking specimen in hands.

Lacking an easy test option, it's just not worth the possible hassle / frustration.

Not if you're starting a new project, the price difference isn't worth the time lost & your project built around something that doesn't work like genuine IC (if you got fake parts). Not when buying in bulk for (semi-?)professional use, the cost savings are lost when customers start returning failed equipment.

So cheap eBay stuff from China looks attractive, but you have to know what you're doing.

Van Lord_Zett

Paladin (807)

10-11-2012, 03:15

i never buy chips again with out knowing there origine and working i tryed to make a cheap slot expander and it dit not work becourse nto good chips

Van Daemos

Prophet (2169)

10-11-2012, 10:03

I know exactly what you mean Retrotechie.

I had this with quadrant multiplier chips. They where fakes for very cheap and they did what they where made for. However the signal to noise ratio was unbearable. I ended up buying the originals finding out I lost more money on the way then just buying the originals anyway not to mention the huge headaches on finding out where all that white noise was coming from.