1974 Brain Box saves the day.
Here is a way for people to start identifying the chinese fake transistor brain boxes.
The chinese shinny fake transistors stand taller like a Top Hat, are narrower than the OEM, have no writing or branding on them, and they use the Fine Threaded Screws to mount them. OEM mopar transistors use course threaded screws to mount them.
The thing is the OEM transistors act as a switching devise and create heat, so the aluminum / cooper heat sinks they attach to pulls the heat out of them.
The fake chinese transistors are empty and don't attach to anything, so the heat that builds up on their internal board has no way to get out, especially being encased in their fine sand that holds the heat in too. So they overheat and fail internally. Short lifespan parts, not if it will fail . . but when.
Fake chinese transistor on the top, OEM style on the bottom:
chinese cheeper internal board, encased in sand.
Fake:
OEM style good quality board encased in the proper epoxy.
OEM style for me . . .
Here is a way for people to start identifying the chinese fake transistor brain boxes.
The chinese shinny fake transistors stand taller like a Top Hat, are narrower than the OEM, have no writing or branding on them, and they use the Fine Threaded Screws to mount them. OEM mopar transistors use course threaded screws to mount them.
The thing is the OEM transistors act as a switching devise and create heat, so the aluminum / cooper heat sinks they attach to pulls the heat out of them.
The fake chinese transistors are empty and don't attach to anything, so the heat that builds up on their internal board has no way to get out, especially being encased in their fine sand that holds the heat in too. So they overheat and fail internally. Short lifespan parts, not if it will fail . . but when.
Fake chinese transistor on the top, OEM style on the bottom:
chinese cheeper internal board, encased in sand.
Fake:
OEM style good quality board encased in the proper epoxy.
OEM style for me . . .
