Hi there, I've been looking into building up a Hakko 936b based on the original design found online, using the original Hakko PCB, because my atten clone has bit the dust, and I was hoping to get slightly better performance out of it since it was running a weird semi-clone board that I wasn't all too impressed with. I've hit a stumbling block in my quest though, as the design requires a specific triac driver, and it's looking like it'll be a real pain to source locally.
The part number is uPC1701 (and its made by NEC). The only datasheet I could find was
here, and it's in Japanese unfortunately.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend an alternative that's available on one of the major component suppliers that ship to NZ quickly (Digikey, RS, Element, Mouser, are all good, RS is best). Maybe even if this part is available under a different designation! I've had no luck finding more info on it, I'd appreciate anything about it that anyone could elaborate on. a datasheet would be great! anything else that you know about the part that might lead me in the right direction would be sweet as! They're apparently sold on Ebay, but the price is high for a single dip-8, and I'm very cautious of hard-to-find older parts showing up on Ebay, as I've had fakes while getting replacement mosfets/other obscure parts for repairing old gear.
Many thanks in advance! I hope someone can help me find some useful info.
chris