ROFLMBO!!! Steve
On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Stadem, Richard D. <
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> Judging from the picture shown in the link, it is the polarity tab. There
> is no other conventional polarity indicator on the circumference of the
> part.
> If it is not a polarity tab, it is a transceiver antenna for an internal
> protection circuit that can detect hostile attempts to bombard the
> component with tuned EMF, and to send out warning signals that mutated
> alien raiders from the planet Cedarrapidia are attacking, which is a cool
> feature.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Gregory
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 10:08 AM
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> Subject: [TN] Unusual part thingy....
>
> Morning All,
>
> One of my inspectors was doing a first article inspection on a board and
> came to me with a question about a transistor that is on the board, it's
> this one here:
>
>
> http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/technologies/semiconductors/discretes/transistors/mosfets/Pages/3792082-SD211DE.aspx?IM=0
>
> She was asking me what this little wire thingy is on the leads of the
> part, I said I didn't know...I have never seen something like this before.
> I'm thinking that it may be some sort of stand-off that you slide up and
> down the leads depending on how high you want the part to be stood up off
> the board, but I'm not sure. The datasheet doesn't say anything about it,
> and like I said, this is the first time I've seen this (okay, I've lead a
> sheltered life... ;^) )
>
> So what is this thingy?
>
> http://stevezeva.homestead.com/SD211DE.jpg
>
> Steve
>
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