Is there any alternative to Digikey for small orders?

[tomhoo]

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

 

[Puckdropper]

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There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

I've ordered from All Electronics several times, and AFAIK there's no
minimum order. www.allelectronics.com

Not affiliated, just a satisifed customer.

Puckdropper

 

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I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

www.mouser.com

They also have a toll-free number and some very clever individuals
well able to find obsolete equivalents. I have been using them for
years.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

 

[James Sweet]

www.mouser.com

They also have a toll-free number and some very clever individuals
well able to find obsolete equivalents. I have been using them for
years.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

He already listed Mouser as one of the places he uses.

I'll second All Electronics. Electronic Goldmine is good too, as can be
Ebay, of course with any of those three, the stock is mostly surplus so you
can't always get what you need but when you can it's usually cheap.

 

[[email protected]]

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

Have you used Mouser's 800 number? They have always pulled onesies-
twosies when I asked and when in stock. The minimums tend to apply to
non-stock items that they would have to bring in just for you.

In one case (with Mouser), they e-mailed me later when such an item
was requested by some other buyers and asked if I wanted to piggyback
(but I had to buy 25... no hardship in this particular case).

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

 

[Petraman7]

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

Mouser.com
Jameco.com

 

[GregS]

Mouser.com
Jameco.com

Right now, I get free shipping from Allied, and no minimum, but this applies to me
only. It works for me. Mouser is pretty good for small orders. Credidt card orders
is usually the problem with small orders, in using a minimum set point. PO's used to
be a problem, but most companies I use have backed off minimums. I also
used to get free shipping from Newark, used to.

greg

 

[Tim]

I use Futurlec for most of my parts. The cost for a normal order for me
is about 4.50 US with no minimum. The base the shipping cost on the
dollar amount.

http://www.futurlec.com/

I have had very good experience with them for years.

- Tim -

 

[Sam Goldwasser]

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Depends on what sort of parts. For common stuff, I use Jameco but beware of
their shipping charges when everything in the order doesn't come from the
same warehouse. That is annoying. They will charge you something like an
additional $6 to ship a 10 cent capacitor if it's from a different warehouse.

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[CJT]

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

Sometimes www.jameco.com is good.

 

[JR North]

Don't know where you are, but there are still a sprinkling of small,
local electronics part houses here and there where you can snag just a
few pieces. Check the phone book.

I love their selection but when you look at their minimum purchase $5
fee, you end up paying $12 extra for a small order when you consider
shipping.

Mouser is good but they have a lot of stuff, particularly capacitors
that are 100 pcs minimum. Newark the same problem.

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that
may be good, but does anyone know of any in particular?

Thanks in advance,
Tom

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[GPE]

I use Futurlec for most of my parts. The cost for a normal order for me
is about 4.50 US with no minimum. The base the shipping cost on the
dollar amount.

http://www.futurlec.com/

I have had very good experience with them for years.

- Tim -

Just make sure the parts you buy from them are not counterfeit....

Speaking from experience...
Ed

 

[Al]

Just make sure the parts you buy from them are not counterfeit....

Speaking from experience...
Ed

I use Jameco.

Al

 

[m kinsler]

There are other online companies that don't have on-line catalogs that

I've ordered from All Electronics several times, and AFAIK there's no
minimum order. www.allelectronics.com

I have had exceptionally good luck with All Electronics over the
years. Their merchandise typically exceeds its catalog descriptions,
and they ship quickly. Some of the items are surplus, which means
that they don't always have everything you need, but for most common
parts they do a marvelous job. The other stuff they've got in the
catalog is just plain fun, and one of the difficulties in dealing with
All Electronics is that one tends to buy way too much stuff that looks
cool.

M Kinsler

wondering what to do with the violet LED's.

 

[James Sweet]

I have had exceptionally good luck with All Electronics over the
years. Their merchandise typically exceeds its catalog descriptions,
and they ship quickly. Some of the items are surplus, which means
that they don't always have everything you need, but for most common
parts they do a marvelous job. The other stuff they've got in the
catalog is just plain fun, and one of the difficulties in dealing with
All Electronics is that one tends to buy way too much stuff that looks
cool.

M Kinsler

wondering what to do with the violet LED's.

Most of their stuff is surplus. It's a neat place, after ordering from them
for probably 15 years I finally had a chance to drop in at the store when I
was down in LA, it was cool to wander around and see the stuff, some was
remnants of things I'd ordered years earlier.