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Default UK electronics bits/ junk shops?

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Philip Pemberton wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:56:45 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126


Google Street View says yes:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=u...=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International+Ltd&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International
+Ltd&hnear=&ll=51.362576,-0.185477&spn=0,0.001032&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=51.3 62576,-0.185477&panoid=hhapRgOVeYXWPIE_rKAGIw&cbp=12,130. 76,,0,6.75


Website is www.ssi-uk.com, but there's bugger all on it.


Good to know they still exist. The shop was a fairly minor part of the
business, I guess. They were great at getting small quantities of obsolete
ICs etc, I found. Unlike when you Google and find a minimum quantity of
10,000 ...

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