http://ladyada.net/wiki/ 2009-11-20T08:45:49-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/ http://ladyada.net/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-10-24T20:21:13-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/boutiques?rev=1256430073&do=diff Larger shops Not quite distributors, but not tiny either. These are medium-sized companies that have a lot of all-around good stuff saelig A small company with USB, USB-on-the-go, Ethernet, and RFID ICs, but also wireless modules, and test-gear like bargain LCD scopes, dataloggers and spectrum analyzers. I've bought stuff from them and they always seem to stock interesting things. text/html 2008-09-11T18:01:08-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/directdistributors?rev=1221170468&do=diff Direct Distributors Thanks to the ease of creating webshops, many manufacturers will sell parts to you directly at low cost! This can be cheaper and easier than Digikey, or Mouser especially in larger quantities. I do it myself all the time Semiconductors OnSemi "On-semi is the nuts-and-bolts part of the old Motorola. For $11 they will send you around a dozen different part numbers. For the lower cost parts you can get 25 pieces. As the price goes up the quantity reduces." - <http://www.luc… text/html 2009-10-24T20:21:41-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/distributors?rev=1256430101&do=diff Sometimes you have to pay full price. Oh well. :) These are the big distributors that supply and keep thousands of parts on stock! Distributor Search Engines FindChips.com If you know your part number, go here and search more than a dozen popular distributors at once! It's on my toolbar right next to Digikey and Google text/html 2009-07-26T06:47:18-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/hobbyist?rev=1248605238&do=diff "Not the best, but still a good deal" This is not an exhaustive list, but these are my favorite surplus locations. Check in for specials, sales, and limited-quantity items. General Surplus parts and components All Electronics Corp. Thousands of electronic and electro-mechanical parts and supplies at discount prices. Fast, reliable service. Most orders shipped within 24 hours. text/html 2007-12-06T16:22:15-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/localnewengland?rev=1196976135&do=diff Cables & Connectors 2307 Berlin Turnpike Newington, CT 06111 860-665-9904 <http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/> "You-do-it" Electronics Center 40 Franklin Street Needham, MA 02494 781-449-1005 <http://www.youdoitelectronics.com/> Jan Electronic Supplies 6 Truman St. New London, CT 06320 860-442-4386 <http://www.janelectronics.com/> text/html 2009-10-11T00:20:09-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/sampling?rev=1255234809&do=diff It's hard to go wrong with free. Parts manufacturers are often more than happy to ship you, for no cost, a few samples of their merchandise. They often ship within the week, sometimes the next day, and with free 2-3day FedEx/UPS. These are only the dozen companies I've actually ordered from, if you know others, feel free to edit the wiki page with this content, (or email me)! text/html 2008-11-21T11:41:38-05:00 http://ladyada.net/wiki/findingparts/start?rev=1227285698&do=diff Info on how to get electronic parts is kept here, so far we've got: * sampling * hobbyist ( Surplus ) * distributors * directdistributors * localnewengland * boutiques