Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:58:49 -0400 From: the pickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>If you're still stuck, try RS Components in the UK, or Digi-Key, who should >ship internationally (but will probably charge you an arm, a leg, a >kidney, and >a couple of first-born kids to do it). Digi-Key has a $6 surcharge for international orders. They also have a $5 surcharge for orders under $25, which causes me to save up my project needs until I can make the minimum. Although, once I have enough parts on my list to place an order, somehow I always end up spending $70 - $80. Sigh. Anyway, I don't know what their shipping charges would be, but they're pretty good about charging actual shipping charges for domestic orders and they'll ship by USPS Priority Mail which is cheaper than UPS for smaller boxes and about twice to three times as fast. I imagine their policy is to charge actual shipping charges for international orders as well. So, getting past my rambling, you'll pay Digi-Key a $6 surcharge plus actual international shipping costs. If the carriers charge body parts, then it will, indeed, cost body parts, but that's not Digi-Key's fault. Of course, some may believe that the $6 charge amounts to body parts. Of course, if all you need is a transistor, you'll also pay the $5 "under $25" surcharge. But if you order 100 of them, you're likely to get a pretty decent unit price. :-) But it's really not hard to get to $25. They carry an amazing variety of stuff, including connectors. All those lovely connectors. PCI slot connectors. NuBus style connectors. Molex connectors for almost any power connection. The tough part is identifying the part numbers of the items you desire. And sockets for those chips you want to pull and replace. And chips. Plus soldering and desoldering supplies and equipment. Although, while their supplies are mostly priced okay, I think their equipment prices are probably high. I'd shop around on any equipment. And they have a bunch of stuff that's not in their catalog. It's usually worthwhile doing a search on manufacturers' part numbers at their web site to see if they carry a part not in their catalog. There are a bunch of Molex and AMP connectors which they carry that don't show up in their catalog for some reason. Jeff Walther -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:compact.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:compact.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
