Wentai fake SMD boxes

[Zom-B]

We needed a bunch of snap-fit ESD-safe closeable SMD component boxes at work, so I ordered 100 'Genuine' Wen-Tai boxes that look like this:



I bought them on AliExpress, but can't find them on there anymore. A similar one on Amazon has the same photos and slightly higher price tag.

I own some pink non-ESD variants from a Dutch webshop based in Shanghai, that look like this. They don't have the logo, but still all the same patent numbers of 5 countries on the bottom:



I'm very happy with my nameless boxes and they are very high quality.

The same can't be said of the Wen-tai boxes:

• Burrs on most edges,
• Visible scars on the injection molds used to make them,
• Lid can rock left and right when open,
• Not snap-compatible with my version,
• NOT ESD SAFE - they charge with static electricity when rubbed!

Now I wonder whether Wen-tai is a bootleg company that advertises it's own products (correctly) as genuine Wen-tai, or if they are not Wen-tai and illegally bootleg the real ones.

[amspire]

I like the AideTek cases. Not cheap, but the compartments are in a case that shuts securely and so none of the smd compartments can accidentally open. If this is for work, it is a good option.

When closed, the boxes stack easily.

ESD safe and non-ESD safe (for passives) available.

The company was called Aidetech in CA, but the old AideTech is now dead. Exactly the same products.

http://aidetek.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=A&Category_Code=Encl
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=&SearchText=aidetek

[thm_w]

This is where you dispute the order as poor quality.
I would trust adafruit to know what they are selling, although at an inflated price: https://www.adafruit.com/products/430