Where to go, if Digikey doesn't have it?

Where do you buy electronic components, if Digikey doesn't have it?

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Likely, it depends on what you need.

If a major place like Digikey doesn't carry the item(s) you need,
then likely it is a specialty item. You'll sometimes find very small
outfits that have been set up precisely to cover items that are hard
to come by.

If it's a fairly common item, then you just look at the places similar
to Digikey that also happens to deal in small quantities (assuming
you need small quantities; if large numbers of the same item is needed,
one can always deal with distributors that carry specific lines), such
as Mouser.

Michael

 

Try Allied or Newark.

 

lots of places..
TI.com (taxes instruments) (semiconductors)
mouser.com ( alittle of both)
AlliedElec.com (comercial parts)
Electronix.com (jap parts and home electronic parts)
Doom.com ( they carrey piles of Simi's but 500 buck min).
NTE is good for sub on repairs.
the radio shack tech catolog is not bad either , they carry lots
of Jap parts and rather cheaper ..

ect...

there are toons of places. out there.
what i do is simple use goolge to search for parts
and when i come accross outlet i book mark it.

 

Newark Electronics
Allied
Jameco
Future Electronics

Also the "hobbyist" and surplus places:
Hosfelt Electronics
All Electronics
Electronic Goldmine
Mark Hannah Surplus (now Quickar)

- Don Klipstein ()

 

(several places)

I forgot Mouser.

Also MCM Electronics and Parts Express, which are good for replacement
parts in consumer electronics and appliances.

- Don Klipstein ()