How best to order/buy obscure semi's in small quantities?

Howdy all. What is the best way to get small quantities of semi's to
fix the random stuff that i get to fix? I've trawled the web and there
seem to be alot of places set up to deal with big stuff, and usually
involve the same system of emailing off quotes to resellers etc.
Ideally id just want to find a place where i can buy what i want and
in what quanity (usually 10 or less) without the extra annoyance. I
have ben luck and found what i want on ebay once.

At the momemt i am after the infamous MP1410ES which is step down dc
converter. I have ound some alternate parts, namely ACT4060 and ZA3020
but i haven't had any more luck with either of them.

Any info would be appreciated!
Richard

 

On Jan 8, 12:36 am, arg...@gmail.com wrote:

Howdy all. What is the best way to get small quantities of semi's to
fix the random stuff that i get to fix? I've trawled the web and there
seem to be alot of places set up to deal with big stuff, and usually
involve the same system of emailing off quotes to resellers etc.
Ideally id just want to find a place where i can buy what i want and
in what quanity (usually 10 or less) without the extra annoyance. I
have ben luck and found what i want on ebay once.

At the momemt i am after the infamous MP1410ES which is step down dc
converter. I have ound some alternate parts, namely ACT4060 and ZA3020
but i haven't had any more luck with either of them.

Any info would be appreciated!
Richard

www.allelectronics.com
www.goldmine-elec.com/

These two are pretty good, goldmine seems to have more semiconductors
than all electronics, and I think there is only a $10 minimum. Mouser
is pretty good about small quantities but they don't carry obsolete
parts.

 

[Ken Layton]

There's also Clear Perceptions who specialize in obsolete and hard-to-
find components:

http://www.clrperceptions.com/

 

[N_Cook]

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Howdy all. What is the best way to get small quantities of semi's to
fix the random stuff that i get to fix? I've trawled the web and there
seem to be alot of places set up to deal with big stuff, and usually
involve the same system of emailing off quotes to resellers etc.
Ideally id just want to find a place where i can buy what i want and
in what quanity (usually 10 or less) without the extra annoyance. I
have ben luck and found what i want on ebay once.

At the momemt i am after the infamous MP1410ES which is step down dc
converter. I have ound some alternate parts, namely ACT4060 and ZA3020
but i haven't had any more luck with either of them.

Any info would be appreciated!
Richard

In long term, ebay alerts for appearance of same kit (non-worker) or kit
known to have the same component within . Otherwise datasheet and a
work-around with off the shelf ICs etc

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