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Fake Bourns 10 Turn Potentiometer Tested to Failure

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Seekonk:
The ones I got barely had any threads.  Just getting the nut on was time consuming and without a lot of goop the nut won't stay in place. I did have one open up on one end. Found it funny they were trying to copy a Made In Mexico product.

dag777:
I realize it’s an old thread, but I wanted to warn anybody who may see this post: even pots sold by Amazon themselves (not by a third party seller) are counterfeit. I just got one, and though it looks good at first glance, it is obvious it is made of pure chinesium once you look for the signs.

I ordered the same part from mouser, you can absolutely tell the difference.

Buyer beware.

nukie:
From my previous research, you should worry more about drift at different temperatures. For eg, 5C vs 60C. You will see what I mean when you see the 'jump'. Not worth at all.

Berni:
At one point i also bought new potentiometers for the analog stick of an xbox controller.

They said "Alps" on them and looked pretty close. They worked fine, but then started to die after only a few months. So i clearly got fake ones.

Watch out for buying Alps brand stuff from the gray market.

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