Mpf102 pre bent leads?

[Luke51411]

Are there mpf102 jets with pre bent leads? All the data sheets I've seen have straight legs. Got these from tayda wondering if they are fake. I haven't had any problems with j201 and 2n5457 from there.

[CodeMonk]

Transistors on tape reels are pre-bent.
I actually prefer buying them this way as it takes less time to remove them from the tape than it does to bend them myself.
(And yes, I did a timed test).
As to whether the Tadya are real or fake, no idea.
Although the 1n34a diodes I bought from them about a year ago I think are fake (forward voltage measures around .68, which is double what my known valid 1n34a's are).

[Luke51411]

Ok thanks. I got my project working so the jfet must be ok

[duck_arse]

do you mean "each end out bent", or "centre pin to triangle" bent?

[Luke51411]

The two ends were bent out so as to better fit hole spacing.