Electronic Goldmine is also worth keeping an eye on. They have some real nice old stuff that pops up from time to time. Got a big bunch of N.O.S. C.P. Clare 24 volt multipole relays from them a while back. They even have nixie tubes every so often.
On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 1:01:04 PM UTC-5 Leroy Jones wrote: > I have bought quite a few items from Tayda. I will vouch for them they > are a decent supplier. But all of the resistors they have are the 4-band > light-blue garbage. > It is true that if you really want high quality and reliable well made > stuff, Digikey and Mouser are the best. But always with those two > outfits, remember > to get out your wallet and empty it very fast. Jameco also has some > decent stuff but not as much any more like it was 20 years ago. > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:48:33 PM UTC-5 Nicholas Stock wrote: > >> taydaelectronics.com (https://www.taydaelectronics.com/) >> >> I've purchased a lot of components from them and they're good quality as >> far as I can tell. I've never had any issues...(famous last words!) >> >> Nick >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM Tom Katt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Not knowing any better I did in fact buy a cheap set from Amazon. I >>> typically purchase most components from reputable resellers like Digikey, >>> but I figured what could they do to small resistors? >>> >>> From what I can tell, even kits from places like Jameco and SparkFun are >>> identical to what I received. Everything at Digikey beyond Sparkfun is >>> about $50+ with some running over $300 (!!!) for Vishay sets that aren't >>> offered in wide ohm to Megaohm ranges. At best that means I'd need to >>> order dozen qtys for popular values rather than the grab-bag kits I'm used >>> to, and that seems like a PITA. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:01:15 PM UTC-5 Dekatron42 wrote: >>> >>> What brand did you buy and where? >>> >>> Most professional brands sold by Digikey or Mouser have the usual pins, >>> however cheap unbranded components from hobby places usually sell a cheaper >>> Chinese brand with quite flimsy pins. >>> >>> /Martin >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d74c0de0-2059-4180-a355-449d0e78210dn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/d74c0de0-2059-4180-a355-449d0e78210dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/33d91bbc-5168-46dc-97b2-7bd722f5fa44n%40googlegroups.com.
