ever heard of e*b*a*y seller "littlediode_components "?

[ricothetroll]

Hi,
I must replace some KTA1659A / KTC4370A transistors in an amp I'm repairing. Those have some uncommon caracteristics and I can't find any suitable equivalent (Vcbo/Vceo>180V, P>20W, Ic>1,5A AND hfe>70) in "legit" stores like Farnell.
I see this guy that has some for sale on evilbay, have any of you heard of him ? He's from the UK an has some pretty good evals, but I'm still afraid of getting fake transistors....
Best regards
Eric

 

[gyraf]

Have you looked at ProFusion's selection of power amp transistors?

http://www.profusionplc.com/type/Medium%20Power-Driver

Jakob E.

 

[RuudNL]

Maybe it is this company?
https://www.littlediode.com/

 

[ricothetroll]

Hi!
Thanx Jacob, I didn't know this site!  They do have a nice selection, I'll look at it closely but I think I've already seen some that could do the job.
Ruud, I've found this site by googling but I know some guys on eBay try to pretend they're the eBay part of an official shop but actually are not...
Thanx for your answers guys!
Best regards
Eric

 

[gyraf]

The profusion guys are good, and they were always very diy-friendly - it was the first place ever where you could order 3pcs That2150 for your ssl-clone without further questions

Jakob E.

 

[s2udio]

Used Littlediode several times........always received quality components .
Same guy as  on evilbay, never had a problem.

 

[ricothetroll]

Thanx a lot for your feedback!
I've looked on profusion catalog, lots of interesting stuff indeed!

 

[Matt Nolan]

He / they are great for obsolete transistors.

 

[mrclunk]

I've had fake chip amps from them before..  They were lower grade, re-screened as a higher spec part. Not saying in any way it was deliberate from little diode, just slipped through i suppose.
I bought the same fake re-screened part from a larger distributer as well so there must of been a batch that made its way into the supply chain..
They were pretty obviously dodgy tho, wonky screen printing and in a slightly different place to the original. 
In the end i just bough a spare direct from Genelec.

I've managed to find quite a few obsolete parts from these guys in the past. Particularly console switches.
http://www.electronic-direct.be/home.htm?lng=en

 

[jensenmann]

I bought some germanium transistors and diodes from littlediode before with no problems.

 

[thermionic]

No problems with LD for me - always genuine parts.

Profusion are a superb company - I can't endorse them enough.