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Adrian C wrote:
Yeah they are happy to take your money whoever you are, the days of the
'trade only' wholesalers is more or less over. You fill in the order
form, authorise the credit card and the goods arrive next day, what`s so
dificult to understand about that?
hobbyists who want one diode. Do you want them to lose money so that you
can fix your printer on the cheap?
If you don't like CPC or Farnell, I suggest you try Rapid Electronics.
components. They are sadly few and far between these days.
Ron(UK)
Ron wrote:
Farnell also will hapily sell to the public via their website - The
Farnell organisation own CPC btw, I`ve also had good dealings with
Rapid Online.
Happily, that's a laugh.. :-(
Yeah they are happy to take your money whoever you are, the days of the
'trade only' wholesalers is more or less over. You fill in the order
form, authorise the credit card and the goods arrive next day, what`s so
dificult to understand about that?
That`s because Farnell are in business to make money not cater forThe word is grudgingly. Both CPC and Farnell technical support is free
for account holders, and there is no minimum order for trade customers.
Other companies even have free post for trade customers on any order
size. Because on things like internet sales they have to agree to
"distance selling regulations" and similar, they end up losing money
dealing with consumers. Maplin is the only UK national choice for
hobbyists and small time repairers like me.
Never mind, if it works for you. Good
eBay and purchasing outside the UK works for me and yes; I know what a
scam fest eBay can sometimes be, but not in this case.
For example I recently had to replace a shot schottky SMD diode in a HP
printer SMPS. Per part, 20p each from Farnell. Minimun order charge Ł20.
Post and packing Ł4.25.
hobbyists who want one diode. Do you want them to lose money so that you
can fix your printer on the cheap?
If you don't like CPC or Farnell, I suggest you try Rapid Electronics.
Well, you are lucky to have a shop nearby which sells electronicFrom an eBay seller in the states, Ł8 including postage for 500 diodes.
They were delivered within the week.
If it's urgent I jump in the car and find something in a shop closer. Or
risk a dodgy substitute for the part, which I really shouldn't do if
it's critical ....
components. They are sadly few and far between these days.
Ron(UK)