thank you for the clue, the ones i ordered have the dot. larry Gary McCartney wrote: > The Panasonic OEM part will likely be marked: > > STR. > 58041 (notice the dot. The A won't be shown) > > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > Guelph Ontario Canada > Est. 1984 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > larry wrote: > >>i was told by factory tech to use only str58041a ICs, in this >>set. >>I called and ordered them from a supplier, and ask for the ( A >>). and paid extra for them. but the ics only have a small A >>after the manufacturer date. example, STR58042 2N07A. >>i expected it to say STR58041A. >>Am I wrong? >>Larry >> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > -- Schneider TV & Electronic Inc. 5415 N. Wooster ave. Dover, Ohio 44622 www.geocities.com/schntv2000/ 330-343-0768 FCC. first class & Extra class K8WLY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/