Thanks for your reply, yes I have purchased from them, and a few of the others, that Forum members have mentioned, but there are some that I have not used.
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Thank you for your reply, Some of the ones you have mentioned, I have purchased from, but there are some, that I have not, so thanks again.
Where is this? I want to move there!!!
Surprisingly, I have 2 electronics stores within a 30 minute drive of me. One of them has at least 4 guys/gals working there continuously with lots of discrete components on hand. They are probably mainly running an on-line business of electronics components. Have you seen Alibaba? they sell microcontrollers for as low as 1 cent a piece, like for example PIC12F675 etc. I've usually bought local(Lee's Electronics), Amazon (Modules) or Microchip direct.
RE:""especially if you can buy just not one or two, and have to buy ten at a time.""
Never am buying so microscopic stocks like 10, but 100 and 1000 is frequent thing.
Then, if component is relative rarity, go to octopart com and see what are been first hand buyers from producer. Then select the price and let go. When the component is very chrestomatic, go to Digikey or Farnell or Mouser and chose what is better. Earlier was very nice representative of Arrows, but they made hari-kiri some years ago, thus unexist.
When component must arrive the same day, go to Salvats collaborating with Polish TME Europe, because they stay 5 minutes walk distance. When detail still is needed the same or next day, but it isnt available in TME, then go to Lemona (Lithuanian) - expensive, but have near half of everything. Exist yet another companies in half of hour from me, but them are far less attractive, like Elfa, Argus and many more.
Never am buying so microscopic stocks like 10, but 100 and 1000 is frequent thing.
Then, if component is relative rarity, go to octopart com and see what are been first hand buyers from producer. Then select the price and let go. When the component is very chrestomatic, go to Digikey or Farnell or Mouser and chose what is better. Earlier was very nice representative of Arrows, but they made hari-kiri some years ago, thus unexist.
When component must arrive the same day, go to Salvats collaborating with Polish TME Europe, because they stay 5 minutes walk distance. When detail still is needed the same or next day, but it isnt available in TME, then go to Lemona (Lithuanian) - expensive, but have near half of everything. Exist yet another companies in half of hour from me, but them are far less attractive, like Elfa, Argus and many more.
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I mostly shop Digikey & Mouser, especially if in the design phase and needing a datasheet. Even so, where I live we have a local electronics store that has many basic devices, Mountain States Electronics. Only occasionally do they have what I need, but I always check. Maybe you have something similar where you live? Interestingly, I learned my local Ace Hardware has a very small section of electronics for the hobbyist, Arduino, etc. Waiting to see if this evolves into something more.
~doug
~doug
