Fake 6581?

Miscellaneous
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Hi all

I was having a sniff around and came across this link.

I was surprised to see my 6581 might be a fake or damaged stock. My SID says on it:

6581R4AR 2282

with the underside saying: “TAIWAN GH262103”

This gives my SID a date of 22 week in 1982. The site says this: “obvious fake- the R4AR didn’t come out until mid '86!”

So, is my SID a fake? It appears to work okay. Sure, the filter is not as powerful as my 8580R5 and, I can not mix the waveforms which is a “feature” of the 6581.

Surprisingly I got it from a reputable source..

ta,

Paul

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Fake != remarked.

Apparently SIDs get cleaned and remarked a lot.

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As long as all work as it should and they’re labled right I would not realy care about if they “remarked” or not! :slight_smile:

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I have some of those R4 ones that look bunk but I tested them all and they seem fine..

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I have some of those R4 ones that look bunk but I tested them all and they seem fine..

Yeah, I have done some pretty hardcore testing of this one chip since first posting and it is defo 100% functional. I just thought it was strange to have an incorrect date stamp (4 years too early).

thanks for all the replies.. Appreciated..

Paul

London

www.punkdisco.co.uk

Here’s the video: www.youtu.be/Zl0PTZKy7fg