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Personally I don't see much value in such questions, unless they are about something unusual/antique. This site is focused on engineering, not on sourcing/repairs, so identification questions are concomitant at best, plus they have poor searchability and little lasting value. 

I would be less inclined to react negatively if I see a genuine effort from the asker:

  • they managed to take an in-focus picture of the part and crop it reasonably
  • they listed features that can be searched for (pin count, pitch, any text printed on the part, etc.) in text form. I would assume they tried to search for those features on their own, which is what one should do before asking. It also makes the question more useful for future readers who will get a chance to find it.

Personally I don't see much value in such questions, unless they are about something unusual/antique. This site is focused on engineering, not on sourcing/repairs, so identification questions are concomitant at best. I would be less inclined to react negatively if I see a genuine effort from the asker:

  • they managed to take an in-focus picture of the part and crop it reasonably
  • they listed features that can be searched for (pin count, pitch, any text printed on the part, etc.) in text form. I would assume they tried to search for those features on their own, which is what one should do before asking. It also makes the question more useful for future readers who will get a chance to find it.

Personally I don't see much value in such questions, unless they are about something unusual/antique. This site is focused on engineering, not on sourcing/repairs, so identification questions are concomitant at best, plus they have poor searchability and little lasting value. 

I would be less inclined to react negatively if I see a genuine effort from the asker:

  • they managed to take an in-focus picture of the part and crop it reasonably
  • they listed features that can be searched for (pin count, pitch, any text printed on the part, etc.) in text form. I would assume they tried to search for those features on their own, which is what one should do before asking. It also makes the question more useful for future readers who will get a chance to find it.
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Personally I don't see much value in such questions, unless they are about something unusual/antique. This site is focused on engineering, not on sourcing/repairs, so identification questions are concomitant at best. I would be less inclined to react negatively if I see a genuine effort from the asker:

  • they managed to take an in-focus picture of the part and crop it reasonably
  • they listed features that can be searched for (pin count, pitch, any text printed on the part, etc.) in text form. I would assume they tried to search for those features on their own, which is what one should do before asking. It also makes the question more useful for future readers who will get a chance to find it.