Re: [N8VEM-S100:4825] IC Testers (was 8080 board BOM questions/Errata?)

[Jeff Galinat <jgal...@optonline.net>]

Hi Don,
  I think they are all made in China. On eBay, I see that gg_electronics_llc has them.  I purchased a GQ-4X programmer from them last year (also made in China) and it has worked fine so I would feel confident buying from them again.  At $55 with free shipping (or $47 from other vendors) it is not too large an investment to program chips & test IC's.   The standalone IC test I have is a Leap LP-1 which worked well for a local club member so I got one.  They retailed for about $275 but I paid $225.  It works well but if the TL-866cs works as advertised it is a lot more versatile & a lot cheaper.
Regards,
Jeff
 

On 8/4/2014 1:14 PM, Don Caprio wrote:

Cool. An IC tester would be a great additional.

I checked eBay and there seem to be a lot of Chinese/Hong Kong Versions of the TL 866CS. Are
thes TL866's an unauthorized knock off? I'm also seeing other similar versions. Most all are
from overseas. I have grown to not trust these sources so much.

Recommendations of a decent low cost IC tester would be appreciated.

On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 8:11 AM, Crusty OMO <crus...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Jeff, I have the same issue... I pack everything away with the idea that it's still useful, I will use it some day.  Of course, in reality, I probably reuse 1% of what I pack away... But every now and then, I come across a project where I'm really happy I had that part in stock.

I recently bought a TL 866CS eprom programmer and IC tester.  I have only used it a couple of times to program.  But it's very neat to think it can test the IC's too. 

How were those mis-labeld IC's?  I heard China relabels some chips to scam people.