Hello, I'm in the process of ordering up some components from mouser and was
wondering if there were any suggestions as to what to buy in order to "stock
up". The shipping is a hassle for me mainly because the cost of the
components are virturally the same as shipping would be. I do try to
double+ my volume in order to be able to produce more than one device if i
so chose but i'm looking for suggestions as to what to add to my order.
Just so i don't have to make so many frequent purchases. I'm not a complete
newbie but i've been pulling components from destroyed equipment and this
has grown tiresome. Again any suggestions or recomendations are welcome.

I know how you feel. I t somehow seems unreasonable to pay $5 for shipping
for $2 worth of parts. I guess we should be happpy there's no minimum and
the parts are so cheap.
I usually look at what resistors I have, and try to fill in the gaps there
(I know there are a lot of values, but just start by ordering 10 or so of 5
or 10 values you don't have). Also, I'm pretty sure that Mouser's metal film
resistors are as cheap (or cheaper?) than there carbon, so keep an eye out
for that. I may be wrong - maybe it's Newrk that has them cheaper.


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Hello, I'm in the process of ordering up some components from mouser and
was
wondering if there were any suggestions as to what to buy in order to
"stock
up". The shipping is a hassle for me mainly because the cost of the
components are virturally the same as shipping would be. I do try to
double+ my volume in order to be able to produce more than one device if i
so chose but i'm looking for suggestions as to what to add to my order.
Just so i don't have to make so many frequent purchases. I'm not a
complete
newbie but i've been pulling components from destroyed equipment and this
has grown tiresome. Again any suggestions or recomendations are welcome.

krem wrote:

Hello, I'm in the process of ordering up some components from mouser and was
wondering if there were any suggestions as to what to buy in order to "stock
up". The shipping is a hassle for me mainly because the cost of the
components are virturally the same as shipping would be. I do try to
double+ my volume in order to be able to produce more than one device if i
so chose but i'm looking for suggestions as to what to add to my order.
Just so i don't have to make so many frequent purchases. I'm not a complete
newbie but i've been pulling components from destroyed equipment and this
has grown tiresome. Again any suggestions or recomendations are welcome.


I don't know about Mouser, but DigiKey has kits with the most common
values. I try to keep all the 10% values in stock from 100 ohms to 1M,
with a few "specials" like a bunch of 51-ohm carbon compositions since I
do RF work. So far my lab is nearly all through-hole, but that'll have
to change soon.

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http://www.wescottdesign.com

krem wrote:

Hello, I'm in the process of ordering up some components from mouser and was
wondering if there were any suggestions as to what to buy in order to "stock
up". The shipping is a hassle for me mainly because the cost of the
components are virturally the same as shipping would be. I do try to
double+ my volume in order to be able to produce more than one device if i
so chose but i'm looking for suggestions as to what to add to my order.
Just so i don't have to make so many frequent purchases. I'm not a complete
newbie but i've been pulling components from destroyed equipment and this
has grown tiresome. Again any suggestions or recomendations are welcome.

1K, 4.7K, 10K. Seems those values are the one's
I order most often as "fillers". I must be using
them more often than the other values. Keep a list
of what you use - over time you'll see which ones
to order as "fillers".

If you don't yet have an assortment of 5-10 each
of the most popular values, find one and buy it.
I did a search and came up with:
http://www.kelvin.com/Merchant2/merc..._Code=ELPCRSMI
(Look out for the line wrap) and
http://www.iglou.com/studiosound/resistor.htm

The above references are cheap starter kits of carbon
resistors. You'll likely "graduate" over time, but
they give you a base to start from.

If you are going to be doing a lot of building, you'll
need hardware. 6-32 screws, nuts and lockwashers to
start. Hookup wire, solder, switches, - think of
common stuff you'll use for any project.

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start. Hookup wire, solder, switches, - think of
common stuff you'll use for any project.

Ah, yes, switches. Seems like every time I need a single switch, I
ended up paying $3 or $4 at Radio scrap for one. So I started to order
a few dozen or so from the online electronics stores at less than a
dollar each. Sure saves time and money. I usually use those mini and
submini toggle switches.

krem wrote:
Hello, I'm in the process of ordering up some components from mouser
and was wondering if there were any suggestions as to what to buy in
order to "stock up". The shipping is a hassle for me mainly because
the cost of the components are virturally the same as shipping would
be. I do try to double+ my volume in order to be able to produce
more than one device if i so chose but i'm looking for suggestions as
to what to add to my order. Just so i don't have to make so many
frequent purchases. I'm not a complete newbie but i've been pulling
components from destroyed equipment and this has grown tiresome.
Again any suggestions or recomendations are welcome.

By Sod's Law you won't have the value you need, but 100n ceramic caps,
1N4148 and 1N4002 always come in, and 2N2222A is a good GP NPN. Depends on
the type of thing you build, I usually work on 12v or 9v supply so 16v
electrolytics are OK to stock up on. Resistors get a pack of E24 and extra
1k, 4k7, 10k, 47k and 100k

Although I'm in the UK, I tried Futurelec recently as prices were good and
the delivery to the UK ($3) cheaper than the delivery charges from my usual
UK suppliers. http://www.futurlec.com/Components.shtml
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