On 08/17/2014 9:47 AM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 8/17/2014 10:30 AM, RobertMacy wrote:
Wow, I posted a question on buying caps and received several Digikey
recommendations. These caps at $.18 ea for 5 quantity. Yeah, that's
good, thank you. BUT!!!

for ten test leads to cost $100 seems a bit high!

for a solder sucker to cost $18.60 seems a bit high! where the same unit
at BG Micro was around the reasonable price of $6.23

So begs the question: Where to buy 'reasonably' priced lab supplies?

If your time is worth zero, buy cheap ones on eBay or maybe AliExpress.

Try buying one set of those test leads, and see the difference for
yourself. One of the best fourteen buckses I ever spent.

A solder sucker lasts me probably 5 years. You seem to be trying to do
some fairly difficult stuff--do you really have zero budget for
supplies, or are you just being terminally cheap?

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Like Phil, I buy only the Soldapullt model by Edsyn, these last on
average about ten to fifteen years in my shop. The knockoffs sometimes
only last a few weeks, and one broke after the first suck!

Better quality tools cost more than the cheap ones - you just can't get
around that easily.

John :-#)#

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