MPJA Is very nice. They have some of the cheapest things you'll EVER find. Like, a PC Camera for 8.95! WOW! Here's the link to the cam: http://www.mpja.com/productview.asp?product=15056+CP Can someone tell me why it's so cheap? What wrong with it? They also have some of the cheapest cooling fans and relays I've ever seen too. They have an alright selection. A little more than All Corp, but not as much as Electronic Express. Their graphics for there products are VERY nice. Actual shots of the product... IN COLOR! On their site and in their catalog. All in all, I say they're a very decent supplier.

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i agree with u.,.. a couple of years or so ago.. radio chack had three major stores and many minor ones here and they had stock of almost everything..even if they didnt.. they would order one for u from nearest available radio shack facility with in 3days.. now they have only one small store and what they all sell there is cables, audio stuff, some stupid books etc etc etc..and that too.. 3 times more expensive..i really miss their baterry collection.. they were the only one to have baterries i needed most... they suck now..

 

the camera they r selling is made on extremely old technology.. it works on a parallel port rather than a USB of S-video..btw it also has sprint and earthlink logos on it. probably its is discovered from a junk of obselete stuff dumped by the companies and thats why its being sold at such cheap prices.. i doubt its quality of video..

to me its looks like an extremely old PC cam provided/ sold by earthlink or sprint to their customers for video confrencing :roll:

 

Yeah, you're probably right.

It is a very old camera... but it does have an ok resolution and a very nice snapshot resolution too. Well, I still don't understand it, but hey! I'll take it! :wink:

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I was doing some research on the internet for electronic distributors companies last year and I found a company called "Knight Electronics" (www.knightelec.com) It seems like they have been in business a long time. They are a broad line distributor of electronics. Anyway, I have been buying alot of different parts from them like relays, switches, semi's, etc... good prices, like the feel of the company if anyone's interested. I told them I would try to send them some referals for helping me out on a bunch of orders.

 

I also like http://unicornelectronics.com/prod.htm as they will ship all orders over $20 free in the US.

 

I just discoverd Sparkfun.com. Their selection isn't that big but they have some really cool stuff for great prices. I haven't heard of $19 2.5GHz wireless transeivers anywhere else. They also have really cheap GPS receivers and GSM modems. They do have a fairly good selection of kits for AVR, PIC and Philips small ARM processors.

 

Not bad... I saw their site a while ago, but I didn't look at it much. They do have some good stuff. Serial LCDs aren't cheap, but they have very nice prices for them!

ARM micros? Those are what the Nintendo Gameboy Advances use I believe... two of them. I didn't think ARMs could be found anywhere, though I didn't look either. :P

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For many years I used www.maplin.co.uk sadly like Radio Shack they really have gone downhill over the last few years.

These days Radio Spares , www.rswww.com is where I go for the common items. For many years they were trade only but have relented now. Plus it's a world wide group with divisions across the globe.

www.pcwcomponentcentre.co.uk a new spin off from the PCworld / Dixons group looks promising for computer hardware.

 

Ordered some stuff off TalkingElectronics.com in Australia about 3 weeks ago just got it today, cant say im that delighted with the time it took to get here but the parts all look up to standard and the quality is neat and tidy.

 

 

I like to order from www.glitchbuster.com Randy dosn't have a lot but dose have good prices on Pic's

I used to order from www.futurlec.com but they are slowwwwwwwww
very slow and my last order they missed a couple of things i really needed,
I emailed them and they said they would credit my bank account. not even a oh sorry. and I guess 23 days is there average turn around time. Ha 23 days
only took em one day to get to the bank.

I also like to order from www.web-tronics.com they have a good selection of pcb making stuff and a ok selection of parts too with good prices.

did I mention furturlec was slowwwwwwwwwwww. ha ha I am not happy with them people.

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Holy ****! When did Sparkfun start making PCBs?! Did you guys see it? They're offering custom PCBs with ALL the goods, for only $2.50 per square inch! http://www.sparkfun.com/shop/index.p...145733&cat=86& Check them out.

Pricing:

Custom PCBs for $2.50 a square inch

Shipping and handling free! (US Only)

Delivery in 10-14 days

We can not help you with any design questions

We cut and paste your design exactly as is - no touchups

PCB Specifications:

High quality FR-4 Material 0.062" - 1oz. copper

2-layer boards

White Silkscreen both sides

Green Solder mask both sides

Minimum 8mil traces

Minimum 8mil spacing

Minimum hole size 20mil (0.5mm)

Maximum hole size 750mil

No limit on the number of vias

No limit on pads or components

Multiple designs, multiple copies are allowed!

Boards are routed (not v-scored or sheared) to border

Any size up to 10x15", measured in inch increments

Minimum size 1"x1"


There doesn't seem to be any catches. I've been trying to find a good price on PCB fabbers for a long time now. I'll be using them.

Rain


Edit: Whoo hoo!!! My 400th post! :lol:

 

That is NOT bad. Pity they don't do 31mil, then I would use them for my high frequency RF proto's as well.

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www.futurlec.com does not have a phone number.

I had a problem with my order and I could not reach them because I could not find a phone number in their web site. I e-mail them and they never responded.

In addition, they store your credit card in their files, making you more vulnerable to credit card fraud.

Their low prices come at a cost.

Please make sure you buy from a store with a valid phone number, avoid futurlec.com