Although there are some "suspicious" clues in your
website that you may be from Canada or England, I
think you're in Oregon, so here goes with my (pretty
well-researched) list of my favorites :
Obvious Choices:
www.jameco.com
Not as good as they once were; still the best WW
sockets, period. Seem to have fewer chips then before.
Absolutely reliable, though. Who the HECK is buying
their trailing edge PC crap at leading edge prices?
www.jdr.com
A shadow of their former selves. Barely worth a look.
www.digikey.com
Great stuff. Outrageous prices. Too bad.
www.halted.com
Somewhat disappointing; not everything in stock; I
received chips with missing (!) legs - TWICE, once as
a replacement for the first ones I got with a missing
leg. Still a bargain here and there.
Up and Comers:
http://www.unicornelectronics.com/
My new favorite, for TTL (even some really obscure
stuff); but check first on stock. Prices very good to
excellent (better than Jameco generally); and, can't
ignore the free (and quite speedy) shipping. PDF
catalog. Very easy ordering, mostly electronic.
http://www.bgmicro.com
Very good stuff, very consistent, been in biz for
years; keep your eye on their website. Some obscure
chips, also. Lots of good hardware. Just scored the
guts to a computer interfaced GPS unit for $25 there!
(hurry!!) PDF Catalog. Good ordering, but not
everything is electronically orderable.
www.goldmine-elec.com
Not too hot on chips but really good surplus; Not
everything is electronically orderable; somewhat
spotty in-stock + shipping, but if they have it,
you'll eventually get it.
Ebay
Come up with a good search setup on eBay. You can find
some real bargains in electronic components. I have
NEVER ONCE been ripped off on eBay (after 100+
transactions) having to do with electronic/techinical
stuff.
http://www.alltronics.com/
Apparently sold off some of their stuff, but still
worth a look.
http://www.allcorp.com/
Not to be confused with the above. Some interesting
surplus, some chips, but not always at the best
prices.
http://mpja.com
Electronic ordering, some strange stuff, lots of
hardware, very good prototype PCB's at excellent
prices (from Hong Kong). Lots of power supplies of all
kinds but not always very good prices on them.
Not Entirely Electronic Surplus, but REALLY FUN
OPTICS.
www.surplusshed.com
What Edmund was, except actually better, in optics. I
have scored some optical stuff here that I pinch
myself occasionally about owning. You've got to look
at "new this week" early in the week, though, or you
might be disappointed. Cheap and fast shipping. Can't
say enough good about them.
I would say, get used to not being able to just run
out and pick up this stuff if you live in a large
city. Things have REALLY dried up, even in a big city
like Chicago.
--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have a recommended place to order stuff
> such as Resistors and
> TTL from on the net? I was at the local large
> seller of such stuff on
> Saturday and half the stuff I wanted they were out
> of.
>
> Zane
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