J201 Subs??? Cobalt Drive aka Blues Driver
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RetiredUnit1
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Antique tube supply has the Fairchild J201 in stock, oddly enough the MMBFJ201's are not. I have a wholesale with their sister company CE Dist, and I've been buying from them since they opened 24 years ago. Reputable company!!!
Dan0h
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Why are these $4.95 but smallbear has some for $1.49 ? Are the ones at small bear questionable? Mouser used to have Fairchild’s but they are all gone now.
temol
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$5 for a piece? You can buy ten MMBFJ201 for $5...
EZS
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Im way to cheap. Dont try Ebay though. 3 time counterfeit attempts for me.
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temol
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Since the pro-soldered ones are currently sold out. these
soldered to these
If you’d prefer pre-soldered and can’t wait for the restock, Aion’s got stock of theirs right now
aionfx.com
soldered to these
If you’d prefer pre-soldered and can’t wait for the restock, Aion’s got stock of theirs right now
J201 JFET with TO-92 Adapter
The legendary J201 JFET in SMD format, pre-soldered to adapters for use in through-hole applications.
aionfx.com
RetiredUnit1
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You are aware the mmbf are smd? So most people can't use them unless they've been soldered to an adapter. Adapters on PPCB sell for 50 cents, and then there's labor. I was able to find some adapters at CE Dist 0.22 each for 100 and got 100 of the mmbf's for 0.37 each both figures include freight. Now that's .59 each and they still need to be soldered together, so no labor $ for me since I'm retired and the government pays me whether I watch tv or solder, lol.
This was back in November, and NO body had them in stock. Since then CE Dist does, and from reading smallbear they found about 1000 of them and put them on sale for a *great* price. Kudos to them, but NOS discontinued products have wildly varying prices....
RetiredUnit1
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It says at smallbear that they found them in their old stock section, they didn't have any a couple months ago when I looked. And they have 1000+, when they are gone, THEY ARE GONE. CE Dist is buying them *someplace* and of course has to pass the cost on to the customer to stay profitable.
RetiredUnit1
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I bought some, tested them they weren't even JFET's. Got my money back, reported them to a friend that is the chief detective in my town. He said he'd forward the info to the FBI counterfeiting division.....
Locrian99
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If pedal pcb is out or the pre soldered ones. Aion does offer them as well.Since the pro-soldered ones are currently sold out. these
soldered to these
If you’d prefer pre-soldered and can’t wait for the restock, Aion’s got stock of theirs right now
J201 JFET with TO-92 Adapter
The legendary J201 JFET in SMD format, pre-soldered to adapters for use in through-hole applications.
temol
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Of course I'm aware of this. And I still vote for smd, regardless of the extra cost (adapter) and labor (soldering).
EZS
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I saw this a moment too late$6 for 10 pieces...
Next order Ill get some.
EZS
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I Love this community! Thank you.
RetiredUnit1
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So your question was rhetorical......
