What does the dot behind a part number mean?

[wwenze]

Like for example, OPA2604. instead of OPA2604?

[janneman]

Originally Posted by wwenze

Like for example, OPA2604. instead of OPA2604?

Probably for a similar reason as there is a ? after OPA2604?

jd

[wwenze]

Haha, but I'm not laughing.

No seriously, what does the dot behind mean?

[Enzo]

Perhaps if we knew what catalog those clips were from... Never mind, google finds those are Farnell stock numbers.

Since this occurs in part numbers from two different sources of two different series, my initial reaction would be that it represents some distinction in the catalog house's system. Such things as whether they are lead free or not often get noted in part numbers.

SInce the alternative parts seem to link to the same data sheets from the manufacturers, I am led to guess the dot has to do with alternative sources for the same part.


A quick query to Farnell ought to answer this.

[tinitus]

he, if you read it all, its obvious they have problemes with typing

(18-Jun-2010;
(18-Jun-201;

looks funny, eh

even if same type and code number, still different parts number.....maybe thats what dot indicates

I suspect error comes from software error due to communication error
like if two identical parts are stored with different explanations a software "think" they are different
just two different people typing different about the same part
dot is manually placed at the important number, by which they are sorted by software, and alike

[infinia]

NOPB Lead free
or Tube packing

[janneman]

Originally Posted by wwenze

Haha, but I'm not laughing.

No seriously, what does the dot behind mean?

I AM serious. Looks like a typo to me, just the random period.

jd

[pjp]

Originally Posted by wwenze

No seriously, what does the dot behind mean?

Farnell has 2 employees doing data entry, one of them has prior secretarial experience and ends all sentences with a dot.

[mace1337]

In case of the 2604 one is a tube of 50 pieces, the other is a single chip.
edit: and with the 4562 the one is US stocked and the other is local stock.


I can see why they would need two exactly the same parts but with different order codes due to these differences. They probalby have some technical reason why the mfg. part number cannot be exactly the same so they add the dot to differentiate.

[Mooly]

Has it got the right number of legs,
yes/no

Does the device number appear correct,
yes/no

Is the package correct
yes/no

Three "yes's" get 'em ordered and stop worrying