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27th December 2007, 09:34 PM
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 Electronic parts shop in london
Hi all, does anybody knows where I can find an electronic part shop (pic16x..., graphical lcds, resistors, etc) in london (central london if possible) ? Thx | |
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28th December 2007, 08:36 AM
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Have you tried these places: http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&o...ap&cd=2&hl=en# ? I found them from google.
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28th December 2007, 11:13 AM
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The short answer is that there is no shop in London that caters to all your requirements. These types of shops were never very common and are now extremely rare. Most buying is done online or by mail order. (Costs in London or other cities are too high to make such ventures financially viable) A very neglected part of designing and building a project is sourcing all the components. There are often 1 or 2 parts that for a hobbyist are hard to get . This is why kits are so useful. Places you can try in London (they all have their limitations they are more like argos shops): Maplins - I know they're not what they used to be and they are everbodys favourite whinge, but they still do carry some useful components and if it's local to you then you save on travelling time and costs. In NW London there is Cricklewood Electronics 40-42 Cricklewood Broadway London London NW2 3ET tel:020 8452 0161 or 8450 0995 basic components: ICs; resistors; semiconductors etc. Grandata K.P. House , Unit 15 Pop In Commercial Centre South Way Wembley HA9 0HB tel:020 8900 2329 oriented towards the spares market There is also Henrys Radio 404 Edgware Road Paddington London W2 1ED Tel: 0845 230 1175 or 020 7258 1831 Sundries, Sockets, Connectors. They don't have that many components anymore but still worth a visit if you're in the vicinity (1.5km / 1 mile from Marble Arch). Display Electronics 29 / 35 Osborne Road Thornton Heath Surrey, England CR7 8PD Tel:020 8653 3333 Electronic surplus components equipment. Good for motors, batteries (A good place to wander but phone first.) Langrex Supplies for obsolete valves and semiconductors. No longer in London. The Google search is not very useful: Most of the shops listed are TV / HiFi or ICE shops. PC World does not stock components although they do have PC parts Last edited by CheapSlider; 28th December 2007 at 11:51 AM. Reason: Langrex Location changed (used to be in SW16) | |
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28th December 2007, 02:36 PM
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if u want to buy on the web, which website do u go ? farnell ?
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28th December 2007, 10:53 PM
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JayCar have shops in Austrsalia and New Zealand and mail order web sites and free call phone numbers in the US/Canada and the UK. UK www.jaycarelectronics.co.uk, phone 0800 032 7241. USA/Canada www.jaycar.com, phone 1800 784 0263. They have a wide range of components, but I was told (I have a paper copy of their catalogue) that their search engine is not very good.
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