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palcal

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Posted: 02:48am 06 Oct 2024

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I have been dealing with Jaycar and Altronics here in Oz for as long as I can remember. Went into my Local Jaycar store to get some resitors but the cupboard was bare, apparently they only stock packs of 300 etc. Altronics seems to have gone the same way probably the same for caps. For those of you in Austalia I found somewhere HERE
Edited 2024-10-06 12:49 by palcal

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Geoffg

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Posted: 03:03am 06 Oct 2024

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My guess is that a bricks-and-mortar retailer cannot make money on cheap passives in small quantities.

For these I use Futurlec (https://www.futurlec.com). For example, they sell thru hole resistors for one cent each in small quantities.

Delivery is also cheap.

Geoff

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palcal

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Posted: 03:15am 06 Oct 2024

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Thanks for that, I stopped buying most things from Jaycar because they are too expensive I recently wanted a 1uF 5V super cap. Jaycar $8.95, bought online for $1.40.
I have dealt with Futurelec I will keep that in mind.

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Malibu
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Posted: 04:08am 06 Oct 2024

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Quote I have dealt with Futurelec

Thanks Palcal!
I was trying to remember a couple of weeks ago who it was I dealt with in the past, but couldn't get my brain cells to come up with an answer.
Perfect timing, Futurelec was it! Book-marked for next time!

John

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Posted: 07:58am 06 Oct 2024

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We have no small electronics shops here in the UK. They've all gone. Minimum order charges often clobber orders from the likes of Farnell or RS. Luckily there are just a few online companies with reasonable postage, even for small orders:
Bitsbox (my favourite)
Switch Electronics
Rapid electronics (although postage isn't all that cheap)
Apart from those most of my bits now come from ebay or AliExpress. The only way to get some parts now.

If I can get a big enough order together RS or Farnell are the best I've used. Great for ordering resistors in 200s, useless if you want 20 SMD resistors. :) I've not used Mouser, but IIRC they have the same minimum order problem. I don't always want 30-50 quidsworth of components. That's a lot.

Mick

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