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Best place for a hobbiest to buy small amounts of parts?
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Hul Tytus
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Best place for a hobbiest to buy small amounts of parts?
Try Jameco. They have a $20 minimum and sell a lot of "pulls" & odd stuff.
Almost all are "through hole" devices, which can be handy.
Hul
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What is the best place for a hobbiest to buy small amounts of electronic
parts?
I am looking for an online source where I can place orders for a handful
of parts at a time, which does not require $50 or more orders, or charge
huge shipping fees. I am also looking mostly for parts for antique tube
equipment. My typical order would likely be $20 or less of caps,
resistors, and maybe some solder or a tool, and so on....
From what I've seen, Mouser, Digi-Key and Allied seem to be the
biggies... But I have to admit that they have so much in their websites
that I almost feel overwhelmed. And I hear they have large minimums and
shipping, but I never got that far on their websites.... (I have to go
to a public WIFI to use those sites, since I only have dialup at home).
I know ebay is an option too, but ordering each item separately can be a
pain too.
I have been out of this hobby for around 40 years and am getting back
in, but only working on old tube stuff. I remember this stuff like it
was yesterday, but back then, I lived in a city, and there were many
"brick" electronics stores nearby. Now, I live in a rural area, and
aside from the very limited parts at a Radio Shack, (25 miles away)
there are no longer any "brick" stores. Not to mention that much of not
most places seem to cater to solid state devices now. [Times have
changed a lot].
What (if any) online stores will fit my needs?
Maybe its none of these huge stores, but something smaller...
Thanks
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