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CPC vs Farnell?
HI Folks
Just spend a happy few hours rippint two thick layers of paint off our wooden front gates. Seems that they were 2nd-hand when the guy that biult the house reused them for our gates - they'd already been varnished, then he slapped a coat of some unknown paint on top of the avrnish, and then we unwittingly put our own coat of paint on top of that lot. Of course - the rains's got in - and now the whole lot needs to come off - before applying the microporous preserver... Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? Thanks Adrian |
CPC vs Farnell?
adrian wrote:
HI Folks Just spend a happy few hours rippint two thick layers of paint off our wooden front gates. Seems that they were 2nd-hand when the guy that biult the house reused them for our gates - they'd already been varnished, then he slapped a coat of some unknown paint on top of the avrnish, and then we unwittingly put our own coat of paint on top of that lot. Of course - the rains's got in - and now the whole lot needs to come off - before applying the microporous preserver... Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? Thanks Adrian Horse for courses. CPC, Farnell and Buck & Hickman all part of the farnell group and have some overlap in stock but their individual pricing and discount structures. Just like castorama, Brico depot, B&Q, screwfix and trade depot are all one group Travis perkins, toolstation, trade counter the same applies. It is what a large business does. They form different outlets to suit various customer sectors. Buy from whoever you feel comfortable with. Bob |
CPC vs Farnell?
In article , adrian adrian@inspired-
glass.com writes So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? I think Farnell took over CPC, and it's a matter of branding. It seems to me that CPC is aimed at the Maplin crowd (bling 'n' crap) and Farnell are more aimed at the RS crowd. You can always find the same stuff on Farnell that you can on CPC, and vice versa. It sometimes requires some fiddling with order codes. Prices are usually about the same. The people on the phone are usually helpful if you can't find something on Farnell that you can on CPC or vice versa. Not much in it I think - just go on price. -- (\__/) (='.'=) Bunny says Windows 7 is Vi$ta reloaded. (")_(") http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/windows_7.png |
CPC vs Farnell?
"adrian" wrote in message ... HI Folks Just spend a happy few hours rippint two thick layers of paint off our wooden front gates. Seems that they were 2nd-hand when the guy that biult the house reused them for our gates - they'd already been varnished, then he slapped a coat of some unknown paint on top of the avrnish, and then we unwittingly put our own coat of paint on top of that lot. Of course - the rains's got in - and now the whole lot needs to come off - before applying the microporous preserver... Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? Thanks Adrian as someone else has said they are both part of the farnell group. they do appeal to different customers tho.... in my job I have to instal dab radios and CPC have a very good range... FEC have none. Also, service kits for various electronic equipme t are provided by CPC, but not by FEC. The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. |
CPC vs Farnell?
BigGirlsBlouse wrote:
The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. To be fair they do send a proper invoice - stapled to the delivery note usually. The tricky thing is you can't get them to send that to a different place from the goods. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Sun, 10 May 2009 12:42:17 UTC, adrian
wrote: Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. The product ranges are very different, although they overlap quite a bit. CPC are aimed at supplying consumers and small electrical shops, etc. Farnell are more 'trade' (well, electronics trade) based. For example, I buy loads of different stuff from CPC (but avoid anything too fragile, given the monkeys in their packing department). From Farnell, I buy stuff such as hard to find chips (e.g. a rare UART and hard to find static RAM, recently). CPC have no minimum order, but a small order charge, etc. Unless you have an account, there is a minimum order at Farnell of 20 quid, which you *have* to spend. But at basic carriage level, carriage is then free. They both use UPS fro delivery but I think the default Farnell service is 'next day' (which it isn't for CPC, although most times the stuff does arrive next day). -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |
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HI again folks
Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2009 12:42:17 UTC, adrian wrote: Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. The product ranges are very different, although they overlap quite a bit. CPC are aimed at supplying consumers and small electrical shops, etc. Farnell are more 'trade' (well, electronics trade) based. For example, I buy loads of different stuff from CPC (but avoid anything too fragile, given the monkeys in their packing department). From Farnell, I buy stuff such as hard to find chips (e.g. a rare UART and hard to find static RAM, recently). CPC have no minimum order, but a small order charge, etc. Unless you have an account, there is a minimum order at Farnell of 20 quid, which you *have* to spend. But at basic carriage level, carriage is then free. They both use UPS fro delivery but I think the default Farnell service is 'next day' (which it isn't for CPC, although most times the stuff does arrive next day). Thanks for the explanation.... I did notice the minimum order on Farnell (which seems to be 35euro - so hopefully that would include 'free' delivery to Ireland). I've requested a printed catalogue - so we'll see what turns up... I like the CPC == Maplins / Farnell == RS analogy - The good thing about CPC (putting their tendency to 'bling' aside!) is that their delivery rates to Ireland are very reasonable. Lots of UK suppliers (especially the eBay ones) seem to think that Ireland is just next door ot Outer Mongolia - and charge crazy prices for delivery... Another catalogue to read in bed - sad or what g?? Thanks guys Adrian |
CPC vs Farnell?
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John Rumm writes: BigGirlsBlouse wrote: The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. To be fair they do send a proper invoice - stapled to the delivery note usually. The tricky thing is you can't get them to send that to a different place from the goods. If you have an account, you get a monthly invoice, which goes to a different address (or can do). The trouble with that one is that it only has their invoice numbers on it, and not your purchase order number, which most accounts departments require in order to make a payment. They do at least seem to have sorted out receiving BACS payments for last couple of years. At one time, they didn't automatically reconcile received BACS payments with accounts, until they'd sent you a nastygram for non-payment, and you had to ring up and get Accounts to crawl back through their BACS receipts to find the payment you'd made months before. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
CPC vs Farnell?
In article ,
adrian writes: Thanks for the explanation.... I did notice the minimum order on Farnell (which seems to be 35euro - so hopefully that would include 'free' delivery to Ireland). I've requested a printed catalogue - so we'll see what turns up... The Farnell one is a boxed 3-set. CPC is just one, albeit big. (They used to do a separate White Goods catalogue, but that seemed to stop about 8 years ago and you have to ring up for White Goods spares now.) -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
CPC vs Farnell?
"adrian" wrote in message ... HI Folks Just spend a happy few hours rippint two thick layers of paint off our wooden front gates. Seems that they were 2nd-hand when the guy that biult the house reused them for our gates - they'd already been varnished, then he slapped a coat of some unknown paint on top of the avrnish, and then we unwittingly put our own coat of paint on top of that lot. Of course - the rains's got in - and now the whole lot needs to come off - before applying the microporous preserver... Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? Thanks Adrian What was the question? |
CPC vs Farnell?
In message , BigGirlsBlouse
writes The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. You mean ... You have to separate the del note and invoice and forward it ? My heart bleeds We manage it here -- geoff |
CPC vs Farnell?
In article , Clive
writes What was the question? Not the brightest bulb in the box, are you "Clive" (aka Rob the Tiscali Idiot, troll extraordinaire) ? -- (\__/) (='.'=) Bunny says Windows 7 is Vi$ta reloaded. (")_(") http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/windows_7.png |
CPC vs Farnell?
"geoff" wrote in message ... In message , BigGirlsBlouse writes The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. You mean ... You have to separate the del note and invoice and forward it ? My heart bleeds We manage it here -- geoff the problem is that the individual customer of a large company receives the goods but does not realise that the invoice is attached..does not forward to invoice dept and the company eventually gets put on block for none payment.... given up using CPC cos good never arrived because we were on block and never informed of same! |
CPC vs Farnell?
geoff wrote:
In message , BigGirlsBlouse writes The other problem we have as a company is that CPC do not send an invoice... the delivery note doubles as an invoice which is fine for private buyers but not for companies with separate invoice depts. You mean ... You have to separate the del note and invoice and forward it ? My heart bleeds We manage it here Its also a bit annoying when you want to drop ship something to a customer. You then need to get them to forward the invoice back to you, and it also discloses your markup. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Its also a bit annoying when you want to drop ship something to a customer. You then need to get them to forward the invoice back to you, and it also discloses your markup. Some of us might applaud them for spreading transparency from MPs' expenses to traders' mark-ups :) -- R |
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neverwas wrote:
Its also a bit annoying when you want to drop ship something to a customer. You then need to get them to forward the invoice back to you, and it also discloses your markup. Some of us might applaud them for spreading transparency from MPs' expenses to traders' mark-ups :) Well MPs might survive without their markups, but traders kind of depend on them! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
CPC vs Farnell?
On May 10, 2:24*pm, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
In article , adrian adrian@inspired- glass.com writes So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? I think Farnell took over CPC, and it's a matter of branding. *It seems to me that CPC is aimed at the Maplin crowd (bling 'n' crap) and Farnell are more aimed at the RS crowd. * You can always find the same stuff on Farnell that you can on CPC, and vice versa. *It sometimes requires some fiddling with order codes. Prices are usually about the same. But often cheaper at Farnell. |
CPC vs Farnell?
On May 10, 6:51*pm, "Clive" wrote:
"adrian" wrote in message ... HI Folks Just spend a happy few hours rippint two thick layers of paint off our wooden front gates. Seems that they were 2nd-hand when the guy that biult the house reused them for our gates - they'd already been varnished, then he slapped a coat of some unknown paint on top of the avrnish, and then we unwittingly put our own coat of paint on top of that lot. Of course - the rains's got in - and now the whole lot needs to come off - before applying the microporous preserver... Anyway - turns out the best tool for the stripping was one of those 'Flap wheels' that goes into an electric drill. Found one at the back of a cupboard g - and it's done the job well.. - covered me in ground-up gerrn & gery paint - Incredible Hulk, anybody ?g Went looking on CPC for a replacement flap wheel (CPC are ideal because they'll deliver to us out here in South-West ireland without charging silly prices for P&P). They'd only got a few wheels. Now - I'd always thought tha CPC and Farnell were very much the same company - but a search on Farnell's website showed a much wider range of flapwheels - even though the website looked very much like the CPC one - just rebadged.. So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? Thanks Adrian What was the question? "Are you genuinely a ****?" |
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 05:44:08 -0700 (PDT), "Man at B&Q" wrote:
On May 10, 2:24*pm, Mike Tomlinson wrote: In article , adrian adrian@inspired- glass.com writes So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? I think Farnell took over CPC, and it's a matter of branding. *It seems to me that CPC is aimed at the Maplin crowd (bling 'n' crap) and Farnell are more aimed at the RS crowd. * CPC started off specialising in the TV etc. repair parts business, and have diversified from there, including Maplin type toys etc.. They still do quite a lot of replacement parts for consumer electronics, & white goods etc. and have a massive range of AV accessories, cables, connectors etc. Some of their 'gadget' type stuff does occasionally seem to escape into the Farnell catalogue. You can always find the same stuff on Farnell that you can on CPC, and vice versa. *It sometimes requires some fiddling with order codes. Prices are usually about the same. Although there is some overlap, there is a lot of stuff only available from one of them - I frequently order from both at the same time. I have had stuff come from Farnell in CPC prepacks.. But often cheaper at Farnell. I'd disagree on this - IME (mostly components, connectors etc.) CPC are (and have always been since before Farnell bought them) generally cheaper for identical and similar items, but it's always worth comparing. CPC have always been less good at packing heavy/fragile items (I've had lead-acid UPS batteries arrive un-padded in one of their flimsy cardboard cartons). Things like components also tend to come in individual bags, which can be a PITA if you need a lot of something. My general order of pricing in ascending order is : Rapid CPC Farnell RS And CPC's min order for free shipping is higher - £45 I think at the mo - Can't remember what Farnell's is as I buy so much from them I get free shipping on all orders. |
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Mike Harrison writes: Although there is some overlap, there is a lot of stuff only available from one of them - I frequently order from both at the same time. I have had stuff come from Farnell in CPC prepacks.. I've had the reverse. CPC have always been less good at packing heavy/fragile items (I've had lead-acid UPS batteries arrive un-padded in one of their flimsy cardboard cartons). Things like components also tend to come in individual bags, which can be a PITA if you need a lot of something. This is a running joke in the office. First time this happened, someone had ordered a bulk load of D batteries, and in the same order were a set of those terrible tubular filament lamps. As we collected the box, the batteries were rolling around loose inside and powdered glass was streaming out of the corners... I ordered about 10 T4 fluorescent tubes. Someone thoughtfully wrapped them all in bubblewrap, and then bound them in the middle with sellotape, so tightly that all the tubes were snapped in half. Often boxes arrive burst open, but remarkably few have actually lost any contents. I did have one I was watching on the UPS tracker, which suddenly changed to "burst, leaking, returned"! It included a 5 litre container of screen wash concentrate, so I'll bet that was fun in the back of the UPS van. Now, each time someone says they need a light bulb, several others around the office chip in with needing 40 D cells, or similar... But we still use them. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 15:53:48 UTC, Mike Harrison
wrote: Although there is some overlap, there is a lot of stuff only available from one of them - I frequently order from both at the same time. I have had stuff come from Farnell in CPC prepacks.. I've had stuff come from CPC with Farnell labelling...! CPC have always been less good at packing heavy/fragile items (I've had lead-acid UPS batteries arrive un-padded in one of their flimsy cardboard cartons). Things like components also tend to come in individual bags, which can be a PITA if you need a lot of something. They've recently promised to do something about the bags. But to expand on my earlier comment about monkeys in the packing department...on more than one occasion I've received a large box, with all the stuff in the bottom and a load of the air-filled plastic bags. One of the items rattling around was a hard disk - in nothing but its antistatic bag. That's happened too many times (despite complaints, mostly ignored) for me to buy fragile items any more. My general order of pricing in ascending order is : Rapid CPC Farnell RS I agree. And CPC's min order for free shipping is higher - £45 I think at the mo - Can't remember what Farnell's is as I buy so much from them I get free shipping on all orders. If you buy 'cash', it's min order 20 quid, and free shipping always. My favourite for components now has to be Digi-Key. Order in morning of Day 1, delivery in morning of Day 3 (shipped by air from Minnesota). Carriage flat rate 12 quid, free if you spend 50 quid. Pay VAT (and that's all) on delivery. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |
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In article , Bob Eager
writes My favourite for components now has to be Digi-Key. We (uni dept.) won't use them 'cos of catalogue spam. We made ONE test purchase to see what they were like and since then have been inundated with their bloody catalogues addressed to whoever's-name- they-can-find at our office address. Currently, we receive about a dozen hefty paper catalogues every six months, all of which go straight into recycling. All calls asking for the deliveries of catalogues to stop are ignored. I WILL NOT do business with spammers. End of. -- (\__/) (='.'=) Bunny says Windows 7 is Vi$ta reloaded. (")_(") http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/windows_7.png |
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On 12 May 2009 16:20:55 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2009 15:53:48 UTC, Mike Harrison wrote: Although there is some overlap, there is a lot of stuff only available from one of them - I frequently order from both at the same time. I have had stuff come from Farnell in CPC prepacks.. I've had stuff come from CPC with Farnell labelling...! CPC have always been less good at packing heavy/fragile items (I've had lead-acid UPS batteries arrive un-padded in one of their flimsy cardboard cartons). Things like components also tend to come in individual bags, which can be a PITA if you need a lot of something. They've recently promised to do something about the bags. But to expand on my earlier comment about monkeys in the packing department...on more than one occasion I've received a large box, with all the stuff in the bottom and a load of the air-filled plastic bags. One of the items rattling around was a hard disk - in nothing but its antistatic bag. That's happened too many times (despite complaints, mostly ignored) for me to buy fragile items any more. My general order of pricing in ascending order is : Rapid CPC Farnell RS I agree. And CPC's min order for free shipping is higher - £45 I think at the mo - Can't remember what Farnell's is as I buy so much from them I get free shipping on all orders. If you buy 'cash', it's min order 20 quid, and free shipping always. My favourite for components now has to be Digi-Key. Order in morning of Day 1, delivery in morning of Day 3 (shipped by air from Minnesota). Carriage flat rate 12 quid, free if you spend 50 quid. Pay VAT (and that's all) on delivery. For components, I'd agree Digikey are very good and have an unbeateble range, but the poorer exchange rate now means that Farnell are now often cheaper - I just did a production order that a year ago would have mostly gone to DK but now all I'm getting from them is the stuff Farnell don't stock.. However Digikey have really taken their re-reeling service for produciton surface mount parts seriously, with pretty much every line available whearas Farnell seem to have all but abandoned theirs since it went free, with a pitifully small and seemingly static proportion of their range available re-reeled. Digikey's parametric search also blows away the competition (Farnell : poor data but mostly useable, RS : useless), as the data has obviously been entered by someone who actually understands what it means (e.g. 5V = 5v =5.0V = 5VDC etc.) ....If they'd only add 'sort by price' to their website. I just can't figure out why they can't sort out this PITA business of collecting VAT via UPS - they already do the (harder) import duty part, so why they can't just add the VAT to the invoice as well is beyond me. |
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Mike Harrison coughed up some electrons that declared:
(Farnell : poor data but mostly useable, RS : useless), as the data has obviously been entered by someone who actually understands what it means (e.g. 5V = 5v =5.0V = 5VDC etc.) ...If they'd only add 'sort by price' to their website. I agree - was looking for 12v or 24v water valves the other day. Never seen so many typos on "12v" - a bloody perl script with a basic regexp could have pre filtered most of that into something sane during data input fairly trivially. At least with Farnell, you have combo boxes so multiple selection is possible even if you do come across such problems. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 22:29:03 +0100, Tim S wrote:
Mike Harrison coughed up some electrons that declared: (Farnell : poor data but mostly useable, RS : useless), as the data has obviously been entered by someone who actually understands what it means (e.g. 5V = 5v =5.0V = 5VDC etc.) ...If they'd only add 'sort by price' to their website. I agree - was looking for 12v or 24v water valves the other day. Never seen so many typos on "12v" - a bloody perl script with a basic regexp could have pre filtered most of that into something sane during data input fairly trivially. At least with Farnell, you have combo boxes so multiple selection is possible even if you do come across such problems. Precisely - RS's data is just as bad as Farnell's but the inability to select multiple items renders it mostly useless. You wouldn't believe the number of times I've explained this to RS reps at exhibitions..... (along with a request for the ability to filter by 'in stock') but they don't appear to pay much attention, so Farnell continue to get most of my business. The main problem with Farnell is where some parts have no entries in their parameter fields so they get filtered out when they shouldn't. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 19:06:01 +0100, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
My favourite for components now has to be Digi-Key. We (uni dept.) won't use them 'cos of catalogue spam. We made ONE test purchase to see what they were like and since then have been inundated with their bloody catalogues addressed to whoever's-name- they-can-find at our office address. Currently, we receive about a dozen hefty paper catalogues every six months, all of which go straight into recycling. All calls asking for the deliveries of catalogues to stop are ignored. Did you try emailing them? I've dealt with them that way before and they're helpful and prompt (at least for the US side). Plus they're based only just up the road from me (relatively speaking) - so if needed I can head up there and pick stuff up in person (not worth it due to fuel costs for non-important stuff, but cheaper than same/next day) cheers Jules |
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In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes In article , Bob Eager writes My favourite for components now has to be Digi-Key. We (uni dept.) won't use them 'cos of catalogue spam. We made ONE test purchase to see what they were like and since then have been inundated with their bloody catalogues addressed to whoever's-name- they-can-find at our office address. Currently, we receive about a dozen hefty paper catalogues every six months, all of which go straight into recycling. All calls asking for the deliveries of catalogues to stop are ignored. I WILL NOT do business with spammers. End of. Well done, you've saved some fluffy kittens there -- geoff |
CPC vs Farnell?
Mike Harrison wrote:
I'd disagree on this - IME (mostly components, connectors etc.) CPC are (and have always been since before Farnell bought them) generally cheaper for identical and similar items, but it's always worth comparing. The biggest differences I've seen are for connectors. Farnell will sell you a 0.1" header strip made by a brand name (Molex, Harwin, etc) for 10p/pin. CPC will sell you an unbranded Chinese one for more like 2p/pin. Sometimes it's useful to be able to buy a specific manufacturer's numbered part, and that's where Farnell comes into its own, but not for basic things like this. Theo |
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On May 12, 11:41*pm, Theo Markettos theom
wrote: Mike Harrison wrote: I'd disagree on this - IME (mostly components, connectors etc.) CPC are (and have always been since before Farnell bought them) generally cheaper for identical and similar items, but it's always worth comparing. Not my experience for identical components. "Similar" is irrelevant. Farnell will be cheaper than Farnell for "similar", but different, components. The biggest differences I've seen are for connectors. *Farnell will sell you a 0.1" header strip made by a brand name (Molex, Harwin, etc) for 10p/pin.. CPC will sell you an unbranded Chinese one for more like 2p/pin. As above, that's simply not a valid comparison. There will always be differences between brands. *Sometimes it's useful to be able to buy a specific manufacturer's numbered part, and that's where Farnell comes into its own, but not for basic things like this. You've obviously never worked in a real production environment with proper quality control. Often its *essential* to be able to buy a specific manufacturer's part number as that is all that has been qualified to go into a particular product, or it's what the customer specifies on the Bill of Materials. Unbranded chinese would certainly not be acceptable without a lot of extra paperwork. Case in point are some unbranded chinese LM317 that were unstable when used in the same circuit as LM317 from, say, National, and required extra decoupling. MBQ |
CPC vs Farnell?
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CPC vs Farnell?
"Man at B&Q" wrote in message ... On May 10, 2:24 pm, Mike Tomlinson wrote: In article , adrian adrian@inspired- glass.com writes So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? I think Farnell took over CPC, and it's a matter of branding. It seems to me that CPC is aimed at the Maplin crowd (bling 'n' crap) and Farnell are more aimed at the RS crowd. You can always find the same stuff on Farnell that you can on CPC, and vice versa. It sometimes requires some fiddling with order codes. Prices are usually about the same. But often cheaper at Farnell. -------------------------- I've usually found the opposite, I order via the name onecall and that is basically Farnell and CPC order codes. http://onecall.farnell.com/jsp/searc...Redirect=false As an example. Fume extractor Xytronic 426DLX Farnell 4683705 1 off £79.95 CPC SD00895 1 off £49.65 I emailed them and asked them why the price differnce and was told Farnell have an extensive technical help deptartment. So guess what I did...... http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fas...fume+extractor although we have end colum pricing so get it for £35. Yes it's a bit different but it looks sexier with those curves. When I become an MP and get expenses I'll get them from Farnell and have them gold plated with my own initials and get them courier'd by naked virgins. :-) |
CPC vs Farnell?
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scribeth thus "Man at B&Q" wrote in message ... On May 10, 2:24 pm, Mike Tomlinson wrote: In article , adrian adrian@inspired- glass.com writes So - what's the deal ? - anybody use both and prefer one over the other? I think Farnell took over CPC, and it's a matter of branding. It seems to me that CPC is aimed at the Maplin crowd (bling 'n' crap) and Farnell are more aimed at the RS crowd. You can always find the same stuff on Farnell that you can on CPC, and vice versa. It sometimes requires some fiddling with order codes. Prices are usually about the same. But often cheaper at Farnell. -------------------------- I've usually found the opposite, I order via the name onecall and that is basically Farnell and CPC order codes. http://onecall.farnell.com/jsp/searc...k=gensearch_00 1&Ntt=426dlx&Ntx=&isGoback=false&isRedirect=fal se As an example. Fume extractor Xytronic 426DLX Farnell 4683705 1 off £79.95 CPC SD00895 1 off £49.65 Thats gone up to 61.30 plus VAT... http://cpc.farnell.com/xytronic/426d...lx/dp/SD00895? _requestid=583446 I emailed them and asked them why the price differnce and was told Farnell have an extensive technical help deptartment. So guess what I did...... http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fas...ent/Soldering- Equipment/Fume-Extraction/Fume-extractor/81085/kw/fume+extractor Http://www.rapidonline.com/searchres...ytronic+426DLX Indeed;))... although we have end colum pricing so get it for £35. Yes it's a bit different but it looks sexier with those curves. When I become an MP and get expenses I'll get them from Farnell and have them gold plated with my own initials and get them courier'd by naked virgins. :-) Supplied by Russ Andrews no doubt;!... -- Tony Sayer |
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