I'm tired of spending £2-3 at a time for a handful of caps and having to wait days for them to arrive. I'd really like to buy a big kit with halfway decent components, but the problem I have is that over the years I have accumulated a lot of the more common parts. It's when values like 2200uf, 27uf and 56uf crop up that I have to order those in.

Does a kit exist that contains a lot of less common values?

 

Does a kit exist that contains a lot of less common values?

I'm not a big fan of kits. If you could find one with less commonly used values, they're exactly that - less commonly used.

I prefer to buy at least 10 of any value that I don't have when I order. Over time, that builds up my stock of values not commonly used in my designs. Before counterfeiting became such a big problem on eBay, I used to buy new old stock in values I could use.

Alternatively, you could buy 10 each of a few extra values when you're ordering. I'd stock in a 1-2-5 sequence, e.g. 100uF, 220uF, 470uF, 1000uF, 2200uF, 4700uF, ...

 

I'm not a big fan of kits. If you could find one with less commonly used values, they're exactly that - less commonly used.

I prefer to buy at least 10 of any value that I don't have when I order. Over time, that builds up my stock of values not commonly used in my designs. Before counterfeiting became such a big problem on eBay, I used to buy new old stock in values I could use.

Alternatively, you could buy 10 each of a few extra values when you're ordering. I'd stock in a 1-2-5 sequence, e.g. 100uF, 220uF, 470uF, 1000uF, 2200uF, 4700uF, ...

That's not a bad idea. I didn't know counterfieting capacitors was a problem. You mean generic stuff made to look like panasonic or sanyo etc?

 

Tayda Electronics in Thailand has great prices and shipping is quick and moderately priced. It's the place I use for "stock up" orders.

This link is to their electrolyte caps.... it goes on for 3 pages. You can order from 1 to many of desired values to fill in the gaps in your supply.

I'm a long-time satisfied customer.

 

Tayda Electronics in Thailand has great prices and shipping is quick and moderately priced. It's the place I use for "stock up" orders.

This link is to their electrolyte caps.... it goes on for 3 pages. You can order from 1 to many of desired values to fill in the gaps in your supply.

I'm a long-time satisfied customer.

that's PERFECT!!


What I really would have loved, is a pic n mix style self serve by weight, but this is probably better!

 

I ordered from Tayda when my surface mount resistors and caps get low.

One great deal I've found there is terminal blocks. They have the "rising clamp" style which is much better than the type with a screw pressing on a flexible metal piece.... you have to find a "pokey thing" (technical term) to bend the tab so you can fit the wire in.

 

I didn't know counterfieting capacitors was a problem. You mean generic stuff made to look like panasonic or sanyo etc?

Worse than that.

 

while fraud and fake parts exist everywhere, that photo must be a prank.
nobody is putting premium brand product (in this case Rubycon) inside fake product.
if one is going to cheat, they will do so by using cheapest parts, not the top brands.

 

while fraud and fake parts exist everywhere, that photo must be a prank.

Taken from a presentation on counterfeit parts.

 

yeah, i see those fuzzy screen captures with no reference all over the internet. even EDN article like
https://www.edn.com/how-to-spot-counterfeit-passive-components/

which is apparently written by president of CTI.
all looks legit....

then you click on the link under his signature to www.cti-us.com and see how real online world is.

it certainly is possible that someone chose to put rubicon inside no-name cap. i am not denying that. but if someone was doing so to make profit, i am not sold. there are far cheaper non-name caps. also the weight would be wrong. if that is an actual fake, it is comical... if i was to make money on fake caps i could do so much better job.

 

The Rubycon may also be fake.

 

The Rubycon may also be fake.

Or salvaged.