Strange… When was this?
And did you look for 350mA or 380mA?
Recently got 100 of these 350mA: https://www.fasttech.com/product/1124300
Look here for pics, also about sanding / filing down:
I’ll bet sanding the bottom layer would drop the top chip enough for bent pins to actually make contact making the solder connection much easier on stacked set ups.
Easiest way to stack (for me) is removing centre pin and super-glueing one (with pins bent down) on top of another.
Then you don’t have to worry about accidentally bridging pins and holding the 7135 in place.
Yes, there’s still that tiny gap, but that’s not a big problem.
I just received my last order of 100pcs of these regulators and i got “Raptor Claws”. I ordered these April 8th from Fasttech. So it looks like it’s a little lottery for what you get.
The data sheet on that page speaks of MEL71XX, which suggests they make other values too besides the 350mA.
HEard similar rumours before, but never found anything.
I got the 350mA “Raven’s claw” variety from FastTech over the summer. I have some 380mA versions from both FastTech and Mountain and both have the mark of the stupid sailboat.
The datasheet on that page explicitly states that there are 280, 300mA, 320mA and 350mA parts. Buying them is another matter, though honestly, I’m more interested in something more like 500mA chips.