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**Krumlink** · 14th August 2007, 03:46 AM

This thread is for your favorite suppliers and the best sites for good deals. I started this thread just to expand my list of suppliers I usually buy from.

My favorites:
Jameco
Easy interface with links on side for products and pictures. My favorite supplier. Low prices and quick responds and friendly staff. Has Catalog (Somewhat Small)
www.jameco.com

Electronic Goldmine
Surpuls supplier good for cheap and quick parts. Has great deals on surplus items. good shipping and easy interface. Has sales flyer ( only 10 pages)
www.goldmine-elec.com

List any of your favorite suppliers below. There was a similar thread like this one, but I diddnt want to reserect a dead thread.

**Krumlink** · 14th August 2007, 03:47 AM

Radioshack is evil. Overpriced china junk. I only go there for a quick part I forgot or their perf boards.

**3v0** · 14th August 2007, 04:40 AM

You can bash RS all you like but when they are gone where will you go when you need a quick part.

If you like Electronic Goldmine checkout allelectronics.

Use the search function to find similar threads regarding suppliers.

things · 14th August 2007, 08:05 AM

i like RS (rs components) but some of their things are way overpriced. The best thing about them is their range, their catalogue is about 2300 pages long!!!

HarveyH42 · 14th August 2007, 04:55 PM

http://www.surplusshed.com/
Optics and solar stuff. Pretty good prices.

http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp
Surplus, sometimes some very good prices.

http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml
Best prices on descretes and basic chips. I get my AVR chips here. Not real fast, almost 3 weeks last time. Came from Thailand this time, but varies...

http://besthongkong.com/
LEDs. Very low prices, but you need about 50 pieces to get into the good discounts. Shipping is dirt cheap.

http://www.mpja.com/
Another surplus store, not much of interest to me, but occasionally they get something of interest.

http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/category/0
Surplus, sometimes a little pricey, but huge inventory.

http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/index.asp
Surplus in Orlando, Fl., still haven't visited the store, and have known about it for maybe 16 years now...

http://www.sciplus.com/
Mostly consumer surplus (crap), but the have wheels, motors, pumps and some electronics. Lots of science and lab stuff. When I first found the site, they didn't research much, were really cheap on electronics stuff (guess they didn't know the value). Now, prices aren't bad, but closer to what other sites sell the same item. Good place for repurposing type materials cheap.

http://ccmcoffee.com/
Get my green coffee beans here for roasting at home. Tampa, Fl.

About all of my store bookmarks...

justDIY · 14th August 2007, 06:30 PM

Supplier or Vendor?

Favorite suppliers:

Microchip, Texas Instruments, Dallas-Maxim, Linear, ST Micro, Phillips

Favorite vendors:

BG Micro, All Electronics, MPJA, Mouser, Digi-Key

things · 15th August 2007, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarveyH42

http://www.surplusshed.com/
Optics and solar stuff. Pretty good prices.

http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp
Surplus, sometimes some very good prices.

http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml
Best prices on descretes and basic chips. I get my AVR chips here. Not real fast, almost 3 weeks last time. Came from Thailand this time, but varies...

http://besthongkong.com/
LEDs. Very low prices, but you need about 50 pieces to get into the good discounts. Shipping is dirt cheap.

http://www.mpja.com/
Another surplus store, not much of interest to me, but occasionally they get something of interest.

http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/category/0
Surplus, sometimes a little pricey, but huge inventory.

http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/index.asp
Surplus in Orlando, Fl., still haven't visited the store, and have known about it for maybe 16 years now...

http://www.sciplus.com/
Mostly consumer surplus (crap), but the have wheels, motors, pumps and some electronics. Lots of science and lab stuff. When I first found the site, they didn't research much, were really cheap on electronics stuff (guess they didn't know the value). Now, prices aren't bad, but closer to what other sites sell the same item. Good place for repurposing type materials cheap.

http://ccmcoffee.com/
Get my green coffee beans here for roasting at home. Tampa, Fl.

About all of my store bookmarks...

ebay.com

Hero999 · 15th August 2007, 05:05 PM

Maplins, Radio Shack.

**Krumlink** · 20th August 2007, 08:08 PM

Cmon how any nobody not like jameco! Jameco is cheap and awesome! Digikey and newark are expenisve and i dont like em.

HarveyH42 · 20th August 2007, 08:44 PM

Jameco isn't cheap. Didn't know we were voting... I usually look at the surplus sites first. Sometimes they get stuff, and don't check prices to well, sometimes they need the shelf space for faster moving stock. Failing there I'll try Jameco, but check the price with Digikey or some other supplier.

dknguyen · 20th August 2007, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krumlink

Cmon how any nobody not like jameco! Jameco is cheap and awesome! Digikey and newark are expenisve and i dont like em.

Jameco costs a fortune for me compared to Digikey. Or wait...or was that Mouser? I don't remember anymore. Probably about the same due to shipping.

HarveyH42 · 20th August 2007, 11:38 PM

Jameco is a retailer, and priced accordingly. Don't remember their shipping being note worthy. Digikey is usually cheaper, as they do more volume, but I go there mostly because they almost always have hard to find stuff in stock.

Leftyretro · 21st August 2007, 01:21 AM

I have had very good luck with E-bay for electronics components. I tend to buy bulk bargain items rather then specific one off items because the shipping costs usually kills the price advantage. For instants a bulk 2,000 assorted 1% metal film 1/4 watt resistors was around $16 including shipping from China, took about 10 days to deliver. That's less then a penny each

http://cgi.ebay.com/2000x-1-4W-Metal...QQcmdZViewItem

Lefty

picbits · 21st August 2007, 07:37 AM

In the UK (in order of preference) ..........

Rapid Electronics - www.rapidonline.com - good on price but limited range on semiconductors. Excellent service, good for blank PCBs, chemicals, resistors, caps and off the shelf transistors/fets. Next day delivery free over a certain value.
Farnell - uk.farnell.com - vast range and can suprise sometimes on price. Good delivery service (usually next day).
Hylec-APL - www.hylec-apl.com - friendly distributor of Kingbright LEDs about 2 miles from my house (and less than a mile from the school run). Good for bulk purchases of relays and LED displays.
Crownhill - www.crownhill.co.uk - not used these guys for quite a while but would not hesitate to use them again for small quantities of PIC purchase. Excellent friendly service.
RS - www.rswww.com - vast range but tend to be overpriced. Have trade counters (Corby one is 20-30 mins drive for me).
Maplin - www.maplin.co.uk - down at the bottom as they are going the same way as Tandy did. Overpriced components and doing more toys than electronics now but good in an emergency.

picbits · 21st August 2007, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hero999

Maplins, Radio Shack.

We've got a Radio Shack in the UK ??????

Or do you mean RS ?

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14th August 2007, 03:46 AM	(permalink)
Krumlink	Favorite Suppliers and best deals This thread is for your favorite suppliers and the best sites for good deals. I started this thread just to expand my list of suppliers I usually buy from. My favorites: Jameco Easy interface with links on side for products and pictures. My favorite supplier. Low prices and quick responds and friendly staff. Has Catalog (Somewhat Small) www.jameco.com Electronic Goldmine Surpuls supplier good for cheap and quick parts. Has great deals on surplus items. good shipping and easy interface. Has sales flyer ( only 10 pages) www.goldmine-elec.com List any of your favorite suppliers below. There was a similar thread like this one, but I diddnt want to reserect a dead thread. __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease

14th August 2007, 03:47 AM	(permalink)
Krumlink	Radioshack is evil. Overpriced china junk. I only go there for a quick part I forgot or their perf boards. __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease

14th August 2007, 04:40 AM	(permalink)
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14th August 2007, 08:05 AM	(permalink)
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14th August 2007, 04:55 PM	(permalink)
HarveyH42	http://www.surplusshed.com/ Optics and solar stuff. Pretty good prices. http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp Surplus, sometimes some very good prices. http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml Best prices on descretes and basic chips. I get my AVR chips here. Not real fast, almost 3 weeks last time. Came from Thailand this time, but varies... http://besthongkong.com/ LEDs. Very low prices, but you need about 50 pieces to get into the good discounts. Shipping is dirt cheap. http://www.mpja.com/ Another surplus store, not much of interest to me, but occasionally they get something of interest. http://www.alltronics.com/cgi-bin/category/0 Surplus, sometimes a little pricey, but huge inventory. http://www.skycraftsurplus.com/index.asp Surplus in Orlando, Fl., still haven't visited the store, and have known about it for maybe 16 years now... http://www.sciplus.com/ Mostly consumer surplus (crap), but the have wheels, motors, pumps and some electronics. Lots of science and lab stuff. When I first found the site, they didn't research much, were really cheap on electronics stuff (guess they didn't know the value). Now, prices aren't bad, but closer to what other sites sell the same item. Good place for repurposing type materials cheap. http://ccmcoffee.com/ Get my green coffee beans here for roasting at home. Tampa, Fl. About all of my store bookmarks...

14th August 2007, 06:30 PM	(permalink)
justDIY	Supplier or Vendor? Favorite suppliers: Microchip, Texas Instruments, Dallas-Maxim, Linear, ST Micro, Phillips Favorite vendors: BG Micro, All Electronics, MPJA, Mouser, Digi-Key __________________ If you don't have a planet, what good are gold bars? want to contact me directly? gmail gordonthree check out my project website: http://projects.dimension-x.net Favorite numbers: 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

15th August 2007, 05:05 PM	(permalink)
Hero999	Maplins, Radio Shack. __________________ I also post at the following sites: http://www.stop-microsoft.org http://www.heated-debates.com Screen name: Aloone_Jonez

20th August 2007, 08:08 PM	(permalink)
Krumlink	Cmon how any nobody not like jameco! Jameco is cheap and awesome! Digikey and newark are expenisve and i dont like em. __________________ MechTronics World of Warcraft is a disease

20th August 2007, 08:44 PM	(permalink)
HarveyH42	Jameco isn't cheap. Didn't know we were voting... I usually look at the surplus sites first. Sometimes they get stuff, and don't check prices to well, sometimes they need the shelf space for faster moving stock. Failing there I'll try Jameco, but check the price with Digikey or some other supplier.

20th August 2007, 11:38 PM	(permalink)
HarveyH42	Jameco is a retailer, and priced accordingly. Don't remember their shipping being note worthy. Digikey is usually cheaper, as they do more volume, but I go there mostly because they almost always have hard to find stuff in stock.

21st August 2007, 01:21 AM	(permalink)
Leftyretro	I have had very good luck with E-bay for electronics components. I tend to buy bulk bargain items rather then specific one off items because the shipping costs usually kills the price advantage. For instants a bulk 2,000 assorted 1% metal film 1/4 watt resistors was around $16 including shipping from China, took about 10 days to deliver. That's less then a penny each http://cgi.ebay.com/2000x-1-4W-Metal...QQcmdZViewItem Lefty

21st August 2007, 07:37 AM	(permalink)
picbits	In the UK (in order of preference) .......... Rapid Electronics - www.rapidonline.com - good on price but limited range on semiconductors. Excellent service, good for blank PCBs, chemicals, resistors, caps and off the shelf transistors/fets. Next day delivery free over a certain value. Farnell - uk.farnell.com - vast range and can suprise sometimes on price. Good delivery service (usually next day). Hylec-APL - www.hylec-apl.com - friendly distributor of Kingbright LEDs about 2 miles from my house (and less than a mile from the school run). Good for bulk purchases of relays and LED displays. Crownhill - www.crownhill.co.uk - not used these guys for quite a while but would not hesitate to use them again for small quantities of PIC purchase. Excellent friendly service. RS - www.rswww.com - vast range but tend to be overpriced. Have trade counters (Corby one is 20-30 mins drive for me). Maplin - www.maplin.co.uk - down at the bottom as they are going the same way as Tandy did. Overpriced components and doing more toys than electronics now but good in an emergency.