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DigiKeyI went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like
NOTHING now. And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get
real!). They are like pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good
place to buy discrete components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
Online surplus is your friend. Try searching for electronics surplus. MyI went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like NOTHING now.
And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get real!). They are like
pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good place to buy discrete
components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
R.Spinks wrote:
I went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like
NOTHING now.
And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get real!). They
are like
pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good place to buy discrete
components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
Change that to 'Ebay is your friend'.Online surplus is your friend. Try searching for electronics surplus.
My
favorite in the US is electronics goldmine. Also, there may be local
surplus places. Here in the SF bay area, there are several good ones
within an hour drive of my house, not to mention Frys (which also has
expensive shrink-wrapped stuff at 10x prices)
Regards,
Bob Monsen
SUrplus sucks, too. You get used parts. What more can I say!
"Rylos" <unknown> wrote in message
news:8PednRf1FoDq3s_cRVn-vw@buckeye-express.com...
That pretty much sums it up, but remember that Radioshack embeds the
cost of
shipping/handling and staffing into the price of their components.
Online is
the way to go but you have to buy a fair quantity to make it worth
your
while otherwise you'll be paying more than $1.20 for a single
capacitor most
likely. Jameco is my favorite and you can request first class which is
much
cheaper than UPS which is the standard and you'll probably get it
sooner
anyway.
The thing that irritates me the most about Radioshack is the
relentless push
of cellular phones and/or sattelite TV. You can go in everyday to the
point
these guys know you and they will still ask you everytime, and
everytime I
say NO.
Next time they ask you if would like to buy a cell phone make up some
techno
babble BS like the following:
Salesman: Would like to buy 3 cell phones and sattelite TV today?
Customer:
No. But I do need a 950 nanometer, 38 kilohertz infrared detection
module.
I'm going to be pulse code modulating the output using a 32 level
quantizer
and would like your recommendation on an RC time constant for my
envelope
detection device, assuming of course an ideal bandpass reconstruction
filter. The sampled output has to be greater than the Nyquist rate,
and I
can't afford to lose any spectral content less than three times the
total
transmission bandwidth. The final output is to be used as a reference
input
to a Langrangian robotic arm control system using a closed loop
transfer
function with a feedback path gain signal to noise ratio of 20
decibels, any
suggestions?
Maybe then they'll leave you alone. Cheers.
OOf! That's a good one. All you'll get is a blank, dazed stare as the
salesdroid picks his chin up from the floor!
But I wouldn't waste my time with them. GO somewhere else, where you'll
get what you need.
-Dave
"R.Spinks" <rspinks1@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:cOKdnfziQNUnhM_cRVn-gg@wideopenwest.com...
I went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like
NOTHING
now.
And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get real!). They
are
like
pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good place to buy discrete
components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:31:50 -0400, "Rylos" <unknown> wrote:
They will probably smile and suggest you get out of the house
more, may try getting a date too! ;-)
I went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like NOTHING
now.
And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get real!). They are
like
pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good place to buy discrete
components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
They will probably smile and suggest you get out of the houseThat pretty much sums it up, but remember that Radioshack embeds the cost of
shipping/handling and staffing into the price of their components. Online is
the way to go but you have to buy a fair quantity to make it worth your
while otherwise you'll be paying more than $1.20 for a single capacitor most
likely. Jameco is my favorite and you can request first class which is much
cheaper than UPS which is the standard and you'll probably get it sooner
anyway.
The thing that irritates me the most about Radioshack is the relentless push
of cellular phones and/or sattelite TV. You can go in everyday to the point
these guys know you and they will still ask you everytime, and everytime I
say NO.
Next time they ask you if would like to buy a cell phone make up some techno
babble BS like the following:
Salesman: Would like to buy 3 cell phones and sattelite TV today?
Customer:
No. But I do need a 950 nanometer, 38 kilohertz infrared detection module.
I'm going to be pulse code modulating the output using a 32 level quantizer
and would like your recommendation on an RC time constant for my envelope
detection device, assuming of course an ideal bandpass reconstruction
filter. The sampled output has to be greater than the Nyquist rate, and I
can't afford to lose any spectral content less than three times the total
transmission bandwidth. The final output is to be used as a reference input
to a Langrangian robotic arm control system using a closed loop transfer
function with a feedback path gain signal to noise ratio of 20 decibels, any
suggestions?
Maybe then they'll leave you alone. Cheers.