Comments on: How-To: Where to find parts for your projects

By: cantido

cantido — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

In the UK;
bitsbox.co.uk is a great source of simple bits like passives, common micros, 74 series logic, 555 timers, that sort of thing.

farnell (uk.farnell.com) are good for your more complex parts, they have a lot of stuff and you can buy a lot of it in quants of one.. if you buy about 20 quids worth a time the delivery is free I think. Best thing is that you can ring them up and actually speak to a human and they’re still like a family business.

In Japan:

akizukidenshi.com have almost everything you can ever want. COD service is awesome. :)

http://www.chip1stop.com is good for parts you can’t get at akizuki.. Like maybe FPGAs, parts not so common in the hobby sector. Delivery is free on orders over 5000 yen, which you can easily spend on the big processors and stuff they stock.

By: Sadeek

Sadeek — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:55:08 +0000

If you live near London you can always apply online to our e-store. We sale electronics allover the world.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:01:37 +0000

Good dealer of surplus parts is http://www.westfloridacomponents.com

By: Barold

Barold — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:01:18 +0000

http://oemstrade.com/

I use this site a lot, it searches all sorts of distributors at the same time. It is only helpful if you already know the part you are looking for, but helps you find where it is in stock/the cheapest

By: Black_Angel

Black_Angel — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:40:43 +0000

If you are in the Dallas, TX area, try Tanner Electronics.

http://www.tannerelectronics.com/

For Hardware try Altex.

http://www.altex.com

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:59:24 +0000

Micro solar and electronic part sales.

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:30:22 +0000

Great list! You should add http://www.westfloridacomponents.com to your list.

Low shipping prices and no minimum purchase.

By: RC-Engine-Analysis-Software

RC-Engine-Analysis-Software — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:45:03 +0000

I am not sure that I can completely understand your comments. Would you be so kind as to expand on your reasoning a little more before I comment.

By: Beaver

Beaver — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:20:27 +0000

http://www.surplustronics.com is a great place to go for parts, especially if you live in new zealand as thats where they are based, they also happen to be the only supplier of micro switches in new zealand.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:23:24 +0000

I personally like newark:

http://www.newark.com/

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:34:26 +0000

A friend of mine has started an electronic parts company. It is very small at present, but he is adding new items to his inventory all the time. I have purchased capacitors and pots from him, and he sells them at half the price the large distributors charge. And he doesn’t give me a price break just because I’m his friend. His site is http://www.eemart.org . Cheers ! — Ken Nelson, Denver, Colorado

By: dima

dima — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:51:29 +0000

here's my del.isi.ousness :)

http://del.icio.us/superDog7/suppliers

thnx to y'all! found some nice gems in the post and comments

By: emmanuel lamptey

emmanuel lamptey — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:15:18 +0000

yes i also need help from you.thanks you.

By: EMMANUEL LAMPTEY

EMMANUEL LAMPTEY — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:04:34 +0000

YES.I ALLWAYS LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT PCB.SO CAN YOU HELP ME.

By: MentalRay

MentalRay — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:27:49 +0000

http://www.sciplus.com/

Everything from parachutes to motors to optics. Pretty reasonable too.