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Counterfeit Panasonic Products

It has come to our attention that counterfeit components made to look like genuine Panasonic parts are turning up in the market. We have acquired samples of some of these look-alike products and determined that they are not authentic. Some of the tricks used by their unscrupulous manufacturers/distributors are:

As these counterfeit parts can be of inferior quality and lack necessary standard safety approvals, their use could cause circuit malfunctions and possible safety hazards. Genuine Panasonic parts should only be purchased from an authorized Panasonic dealer and sales office. A list of Panasonic authorized distributors is available on the main Panasonic web site.

If you have seen or believe to have counterfeit Panasonic parts please, report it to:

Engineering Change & Not Recommended for New Design Notices

Capacitors
Resistive Products
Potentiometers & Encoders
Switches
Ceramic Products 		Inductors, Coils, Transformers
High Frequency Components
Audio Components
Panels, Keyboards & Remotes
Power Supplies & Heat Sinks

Capacitors: Issue
Date
Ceramic: 1206 Case Size (ECJ-R Series)MLCC Capacitor Arrays -
Not Recommended For New Designs		 03/18/04
ECJ Series MLCC Std. Cap Values in 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206, & 1812 Case Sizes; Not Recommended for New Designs 10/07/04
MLCC in 1210 Case Sizes - Not Recommended for New Designs 05/05/05
Film Cap:  Radial leaded Aluminum Foil Film Capacitors, ECQ-B, ECQ-P, ECH-S, ECQ-M, ECQ-F Series - NCNR 01/05/08
ECQ-E (Z) Series, Metallized Polyester Film Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs 10/05/06
ECQ-U2A(G) Interference Suppression Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs 06/01/06
ECP-U1Exxx(B)5 Series, Flim Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs - Discontinued 02/16/05
ECW-U (B) Series Film Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs 11/09/04
ECH-U (B) Series Film Chip Capacitor - Not Recommended for New Designs 11/09/04
ECQ-E (W) [Class X2] and ECQ-U (N) [Class X2] Film Chip Capacitor Series - Not Recommended for New Designs 11/09/04

Resistive Products: N/A Issue
Date

Potentiometers & Encoders:   Issue
Date
Potentiometers: Motor-Driven Slide Potentiometer series is Not Recommended for New Designs 11/07/05
Encoders: Discontinuation of EVQWTEF2515B 12/24/98

Switches:   Issue
Date
Light Touch EVQ Series - Discontinuation of Certain Part Numbers 08/04/99

Ceramic Products: Issue
Date
Resonators: N/A  
Surge Absorbers: ERZ-CF/SF Series of Metal Oxide Varistors -
Not Recommended For New Designs		 06/16/04

Inductors, Coils, Transformers, Filters: Issue
Date
Inductors: ELJ-QE Series of Chip Inductors is not recommended for new designs 11/09/04
Chip Inductor Series having Lead (Pb) Plated Terminations are not recommended for new designs 06/10/05
Transformers: EFT Series of Piezo-electric Transformers not recommended for new designs 08/29/05

High Frequency Components: N/A Issue
Date

Audio Components: N/A Issue
Date

Panels & Remotes: N/A Issue
Date

Power Supplies &
AC Adapters:		 N/A Issue
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