**Free dsPICs - 5 trays x 50pcs (postage paid by the recipient)**

[trastikata]

Hi all,

I'm currently organizing my parts cabinets and found a few old, still-sealed trays containing:

* 1 × 50 pcs dsPIC33EP512GM310
* 3 × 50 pcs dsPIC33EP128MC504
* 1 × 40 pcs dsPIC33EP128MC504

I don't have any use for these anymore (I've kept one opened tray from each for myself), so I'd like to offer them to anyone who can make good use of them.

The chips were originally obtained through Microchip's sampling program. Over the years, I occasionally noticed errors in the sampling system that allowed unusually large quantities of certain devices to be ordered, and I took advantage of those opportunities. In practice, I only ever use a handful of chips myself, and rather than letting the rest sit unused, I'd prefer to pass them on to fellow hobbyists and developers. I'm not looking to make any money from them—just asking the recipient to cover the postage.

I can ship them in the original trays if preferred. However, because the tray dimensions may increase shipping costs, I can also place the chips in anti-static bags and pack them in a small box to reduce postage costs.

If you're interested, please let me know which country they would be shipped to, and I'll calculate the postage.

**P.S.** I'm not entirely sure how to make the distribution fair if there are more interested people than available trays. Perhaps we can wait until the end of the week to see how many responses there are and then decide from there. Other suggestions are welcome.

[Stephen Moss]

**P.S.** I'm not entirely sure how to make the distribution fair if there are more interested people than available trays.

Maybe people could post here which country they are in and how many devices they want, then someone from a particular country volunteer to arrange the acquisition from you for a group of members and subsequently redistribute them in the relevant quantities to the group members who pay a proportionate cost based on the number of device they want.

Otherwise, I could be wrong but I think it likely that there will not be that many interested parties, for the general members here 50 will be far more than they can use and TQPF would not be a convenient/easy package for them to use either. They would probably be of more appeal to members who make production runs of products for sale and for whom both the quantities and ability to make use of TQFP devices are more suitable.

[Fanie]

The 44-pin TQFP is a nice package too, because you can rework the pins if required.

Of course if someone travel abroad the freight could be nothing.