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		nullc on July 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, ... > Why not just give these mostly cloned parts their own honest name and part number? Would you have bought it, at the same price, if they had?

MaxBarraclough on July 13, 2020 [–]

To put that another way: the reason they go the fraud route is to easily profit from the good reputation of an established brand.

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