Cheap components

[toked323]

hey all i thought a threade should be made on were to buy cheap components on the web so feel frree to add, ill start with a few

www.vakits.com
www.mcminone.com
www.electronicssurplus.com
www.futurlec.com
www.partsexpress.com
www.isbelectronics.com
www.digikey.com

 

[jake21]

LM317T 10 cents on ebay item number 350007483956 and he combines shipping

 

[styropyro]

Techno* on ebay has some very good prices on electronic parts, you can build a voltage regulated blu-ray driver with parts from him for ~18 cents.

 

[jake21]

do u have a item number i cant seem to fing him

 

[BlueFusion]

Ebay is NOT a reliable parts source. It's not a reliable anything source. It should only be considered for one time purchases; don't assume you can get the same thing twice.

 

[Gazoo]

I ordered a bunch of parts from the store Styro referred to and it was an awesome deal with combined shipping and all.

http://stores.ebay.com/Techno-Star_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm

 

[toked323]

hey gazoo have you tried out the lm1117?

 

[Zarniwoop]

You did list DigiKey LAST on your list, I suspect for good reason. They have a huge catalog but between the prices and the handling charge, I'd never call them Cheap.
OTOH, the last time I was looking for an alternative I went with Futurelec, and found that the shipping takes at least as long as non-express from DealExtreme.

Anybody found Cheap AND Fast?

 

[pseudolobster]

http://octopart.com/ is an electronics part search engine that works pretty good and lets you compare prices across many suppliers.

 

[CL_]

ya, so does www.froogle.com

 

[ndrew2505]

you also forgot www.alliedelec.com www.mouser.com and www.newark.com . mouser is my favorite tho. much easier to use than digikey...

 

[sk8er4514]

http://www.HighTechDealZ.com

245mW 650nm Laser Diodes
Cheap and Fast - PM or email to negotiate price

 

[toked323]

can you please stop advertising your store your prices= horrible

 

[porksmash]

I just bought capacitor, resistor and diode assortment kits along with some random pots, sockets, and buttons from www.opamp-electronics.com on Thursday, and it got here Monday. It had the best kits for the cheapest price that I could find quickly, but I'd say the individual prices aren't the best. There is also a nice tutorials/experiments section there as well: http://www.opamp-electronics.com/tutorials/experiments.htm

 

[rkcstr]

OTOH, the last time I was looking for an alternative I went with Futurelec, and found that the shipping takes at least as long as non-express from DealExtreme.

Futurlec is slow because they ship out of China just like DX. They're cheap, but selection isn't always great. Be careful with them also, I've ordered a number of misc resistor values from them and have received the wrong value a few times. Measure/verify you have the right part before you use it!

Another parts supplier I've used that has some cheap stuff (but not always) is www.allelectronics.com

 

[porksmash]

A co-worker recommended www.jameco.com

They seem to have good prices, but we will see how much/how long it is for shipping.