Check out MPJA.com as they have LM358p, ten for 2.95. On Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 5:55 PM Lou Mecseri <lmecs...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> My friend's refrigerator fan died. No replacement or substitute (one > they tried was 80dB loud) available. Replacement cost, and he is lucky, > $2,000 fir a new one. > > Super efficiency is a dangerous thing for society and for business. At > the same time, maintaining complete part replacement is damaging to > profit. You figure, what is the right balance? > > 73 Lou KE1F > > On 10/18/2021 21:36, Alan Bloom wrote: > > Recently I tried to order some electronic parts for a project I am > > working on. In the old days (like, a year ago) I would just get on > > the Digi-Key web site, order what I want, and it would arrive in the > > mail in a few days. > > > > These days, there are a LOT of parts on the Digi-Key web site that > > show no availability. I wanted to buy 10 standard, run-of-the-mill > > LM358 op-amps in an 8-pin DIP package. This is a 25 cent part that > > has been around for decades. They had none in stock in that quantity, > > from any manufacturer. I ended up ordering a couple in the > > old-fashioned TO-5 metal can package for *10 bucks each*. At least > > they did have some of those in stock. > > > > I also wanted to buy a ceramic capacitor assortment. They listed 6 > > assortments that would have worked for me, but all were out of stock. > > > > Manufacturers with "just in time" parts ordering systems are in a > > world of hurt these days. Fortunately I don't think Elecraft ever > > went down that path. > > > > Alan N1AL > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to lmecs...@cfl.rr.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kthre...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
