On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 17:04:07 -0400, you wrote:
On 2018-06-17 2:21 PM, machineguy59 via Groups.Io wrote:
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Finally, I use Digikey for parts.? I have no disdain for Mouser but Digikey is more convenient to me.? They are less than 200 miles from my home, shipping is fast (typically two days from order to arrival here), and cheap (as low as 3.95 US for a complete set of caps).? So my list does not include Mouser part numbers. ?
About Digikey (Canada). They are FAST: Once I had parts in hand about 12
hours after ordering on the web. Next day is usual.
For me they also have much cheaper shipping than Mouser.
To avoid blanket statements: I've found that some Mouser prices are
cheaper than Digikey prices. I've also found that Mouser does not
carry some parts that I need (they went Altera rather than Xilinx, and
apparently carry NO Xilinx parts. Didn't check Digikey for Altera).
I'm in the southeast, so Mouser is closer for me and a bit faster.
As in any buy, consider how many you need and what the economies of a
bulk buy happen to be. SMT resistor may be 15 cents in unit
quantities, in lots of 100, you may be paying 0.5 cents.
Once you start ordering that kind of stuff, as long as you don't order
too many, the shipping is the killer. You tend to want to spend
enough that the shipping is not more than the parts total.
Harvey
--Toby
