[TriLUG] OT: Hobby Parts for Electronics

[ALFRED JOHNSON]

This is why you should go to hamfests to buy your electronic parts.
You can also support Tri-lug at the same time. There are three more 
scheduled for our local area. Durham is next in May(Tanner will be 
there since it's sponsered by the Durham FM Association) then there's 
Cary in July (which I'll be at), and finally Benson in November (which 
I'll also attend). At all three of these shows, you can easily find 
parts for the most discriminating users (the local amateur radio 
operators). If you need more info on the precise dates and places, let 
me know. 73, --- Al Johnson.

On Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at 07:44 PM, Jaimie Livingston wrote:
I
> If you cruise the web for some of the BEAM Robotics websites, you'll 
> find
> lots of sources for cheap electronics odd's and end's. You can also 
> salvage
> an amazing amount of stuff from junk electronics that you pick up at 
> yard
> sales.
>
> I don't really know of anywhere in Ral/Dur/CH that supplies basic
> electronics anymore. The preferred place to go was Capital 
> Electronics, but
> they've closed up shop.
>
> You could also hook up with the Triangle Amateur Robotics Club. I'm 
> sure
> they have a good list of sources. www.triangleamateurrobotics.org
>
> There are some standards online:
>
> All Electronics is the online junk shop for electronics hobbyists. The
> quality is sometimes iffy, but this is where I usually start if I need
> something cheep. They carry much more than electronics too. It's a 
> pretty
> nifty place to just look around.
> www.allelectronics.com
>
> Mouser is my favorite. You can generally get most items in lots of 1, 
> but
> you'll obviously get better pricing per component if you order more. 
> The
> online catalog is in PDF format, so you may want to order a paper 
> catalog.
> www.mouser.com
>
> DigiKey is a good source, but may have minimums on some parts.
> www.digikey.com
>
> Newark
> I haven't used them in a long time, as I generally find that Mouser or
> DigiKey has better prices for small lot orders.
> www.newark.com
>
> SolarBotics is a good source for BEAM specific electronics, but can be 
> a bit
> pricey.
> www.solarbotics.com/
>
> Hobby Engineering is a interesting place to browse, but I've never 
> actually
> bought anything from them:
> www.hobbyengineering.com/
>
>
> Jaimie
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org
>> [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Brian Weaver
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:20 PM
>> To: TriLUG
>> Subject: [TriLUG] OT: Hobby Parts for Electronics
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> This is off topic, mainly because the project in mind isn't for Linux
>> this time. I'm wanting to hobby work with electronics, I did after all
>> spend 6 years at NC State, most of it either in a computer lab or
>> working on electrical circuits. The problem is I'm looking for a good
>> place to find components. I know most basic stuff can be
>> found at Radio
>> Shack, but does anyone know of any other local places or good online
>> stores? I'm trying to compile a list of good vendors so that
>> I can find
>> what I need when I do find time to work on a hardware project.
>>
>> Since this is off topic, please reply off list to weave at spellweaver
>> dot org. If you are interested in any links that I get from
>> others just
>> send me a note and I'll forward along whatever I find out.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -Weave
>>
>>
>
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