[nylug-talk] electronics OT

[Eric]

Gregg Levine wrote:
> On 6/10/07, Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 6/10/07, Chris Knadle <Chris.Knadle at coredump.us> wrote:
>>> On Sunday 10 June 2007, Zachary Stern wrote:
>>>> I know this is a dumb suggestion but doesn't Radio Shack actually cover
>>>> that stuff pretty well? The one thing they do well.
>>>   Eh...  sort of.  They'll have 1/8th Watt resistors, stick soldering irons,
>>> various popular connectors -- the basics.  But for them, making those things
>>> available is to get you into the door to buy larger items.  It's not actually
>>> their focus, IMO.  For instance -- try going to Radio Shack and getting
>>> a "capacitor assortment".  Last I remember, they only sold invidual caps in
>>> bubble packs.
>>>
>>>> On 6/9/07, Eric <etamme at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>> does anyone know of any good electronics supply places in manhattan?
>>>>> (resistors, capacitors, IC's etc... not cell phones and satelite TV)
>>>   Sadly most of the electrical engineers I know rely on DigiKey or Mouser for
>>> their needs.  :-/  Unfortunately electronics is a somewhat rare hobby in
>>> terms of population.
>>>
>>>   -- Chris
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Chris Knadle
>>> Chris.Knadle at coredump.us
>>>
>> Hello!
>> Chris I thought I was the one who specialized in being right all the
>> time in this mob?
>>
>> Eric, Chris is quite correct. The stores that I remember, indeed the
>> ones that my father remembers, once found on 45 between 5th and 6th,
>> are all gone. Of the two I recommend Mouser. They do not have a
>> minimum, you need to buy this much to qualify for special shipping
>> rates, so if you just need one such header they will be able to send
>> it to you. Digikey is a strange bird, they normally do not, but they
>> suggest buying many items to make it easier on their warehouse staff.
>> And one place not mentioned here, Jameco based on the West Coast still
>> maintains its "Will Call" center, give them a list, and an hour, and
>> they'll have it for you. Regarding mail order, they are much like
>> Digikey, except their inventory is much more diverse.
>>
>> Of course since I do buy parts in a good sized quanty I can work with
>> any of them, but typically I buy first from Jameco, and then from
>> Digikey, and eventually from Mouser.
>>
>> Referenced websites Jameco, www.jameco.com , DIgikey, www.digikey.com
>> and Mouser www.mouser.com .
>>
>> It also happens I am nearly a professional in this business so that's
>> also a signicant factor.
>>
>> Now regarding your Zip-It project, want to discuss it around the next meeting?
>> --
>> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
>> "This signature was once found posting rude
>> messages in English in the Moscow subway."
>>
> Hello!
> In that discussion it seems I made a typo. This sentence "It also
> happens I am nearly a professional in this business so that's also a
> signicant factor." That next to last word should be "significant".
> 


Im well aware of mouser and digikey.. As per my original post, I am
looking for a local place in manhattan.Any useful suggestions appreciated.

-Eric