Product Overview
Motorola MC710G in a Gold 8-Lead Metal Can, Unused Stock, Marked and Dated on the Can
Condition
New, unused stock. The can is bright gold; the top face shows a darker mottled area in the side view that we cannot tell apart from a reflection at this angle, and a small dark mark sits near the lower edge of the can in the top view. No dents or deformation are visible. The top face carries the Motorola stylized M logo, the device marking MC710G and the three digit date code 724, all ink stamped and fully legible. All eight leads are full length, evenly gold plated, and show no solder, no tinning and no socket scuffs; they splay in the pattern normal for this package, and one angled side view is not enough for us to certify that every lead is dead straight. Stock is three pieces and the item is sold each; the piece photographed is representative of that stock, not the specific piece reserved for your order. No packaging is shown in these photos, so we make no claim about how the piece was stored.
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Product Overview
This is a Motorola monolithic integrated circuit housed in an 8-lead round metal can with a gold plated body and gold plated leads, the construction Motorola used across its early small-scale integration parts. The can itself is the primary document: it reads MC710G over date code 724, and the G is Motorola's metal can package suffix. This listing previously carried the number MC7106, which does not match the part; the marking on the can is MC710G and we have corrected the catalog to what the device actually says. The device function is not confirmed here and we are not repeating a spec we cannot verify. Not confirmed - verify MC710G against Motorola's published device data before you design it in or drop it into a live board. What is confirmed is the maker, the number, the date code, the package and the condition, all readable in the second photo.
Key Features
- Device marking: MC710G, ink stamped on the top of the can and fully legible
- Maker: Motorola, identified by the stylized M logo above the part number
- Date code: 724, in Motorola's three digit format
- Package: 8-lead round metal can, gold plated body, G package suffix
- Leads: eight, full length, uniform gold plating, no solder and no socket marks
- Condition: New and unused, sold each from a stock of three
- Function: not confirmed - verify against Motorola's published data for MC710G before use
Applications
- Restoration technician rebuilding 1960s or 1970s Motorola-era hardware who needs a gold can device whose marking matches the original board silkscreen
- Repair shop replacing a failed MC710G on equipment that calls out that exact number rather than a modern substitute
- Collector of early monolithic integrated circuits looking for a clean, legibly marked, unused gold can example
- Instructor or lab building a package history display, where a genuine 8-lead gold metal can sits next to plastic DIP and surface mount parts
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is printed on the can?
Three things, all shown in the second photo: the Motorola stylized M logo, the device marking MC710G, and the date code 724 beneath it. Nothing else is printed on the top face.
The old listing said MC7106. Which number is correct?
The can reads MC710G. The final character is a G, which is Motorola's suffix for the metal can package, not a numeral 6. We changed the catalog part number to match the marking on the device and left this note in the copy so the change is visible rather than silent.
What does the MC710G actually do?
We cannot confirm the device function from what is in front of us, and we will not print a spec we have not verified. An earlier version of this listing described it as an amplifier; that claim is not supported by anything we can check here. Look up MC710G in Motorola's published device data and confirm the function and pinout before you commit it to a design.
Do the leads need cleaning or retinning?
Nothing in the photos suggests they do. The plating is uniform gold with no dull patches, no solder residue and no oxidation blooms, and the leads have not been trimmed. It is unused stock, not a board pull.
This is an unverified device from the gold can era. What am I actually taking on if I buy one?
You are getting one unused, unpowered Motorola gold can IC whose maker, number, date code and physical condition are all photographed and legible, and nothing beyond that. We do not power test parts, so the device is sold on its markings and its appearance, and the function and pinout are yours to confirm against Motorola's data before it goes anywhere near a live board. For a part where the identity was the thing in doubt, a sharp photo of the marking is worth more than a paragraph of description. Shipping is a flat $8, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
Motorola stamped everything it wanted you to know on the top of a gold can and let the ink do the talking: MC710G, 724. Read the marking, check it against the data, and this small piece of early integrated circuitry gets a second shift.
