Sounds like you have found 'yellow paint in butter'. Just the note that the component came the 'far east' send shivers up the spine.
Dennis Ward Senior Certification Engineer PCTEST This communication and its attachments contain information from PCTEST Engineering Laboratory, Inc., and is intended for the exclusive use of the recipient (s) named above. It may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. Any unauthorized use that may compromise that confidentiality via distribution or disclosure is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately if you receive this communication in error, and delete it from your computer system. -----Original Message----- From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:brian_ku...@lecotc.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:42 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Possible Counterfeit EMC Components? I recently preformed a safety evaluation of a product made in the far east which contained a suspicious looking rf line filter. Instead of the nice silkscreened markings showing the company name, numbers and a schematic of the filter components, it just had a basic printed label. When I removed the filter and turned it over I found that the case was not soldered but just spot welded in four spots. Are line filter companies cutting corners to save money or might this filter be a counterfeit? The filter manufacturer's website doesn't show this model filter (anymore?) but you can buy them from several online electronic component companies. Has anyone run across counterfeit components and is this something we need to keep an eye out for? My biggest concern is with safety certified components which smaller companies like ours have to purchase through distributors who get them from who knows where. Is this a real concern or am I just being paranoid? Thanks, The Other Brian ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
