[cctalk] Re: typical IC kits on Amazon and elsewhere

2024-03-31 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 3/31/2024 3:03 PM, Adrian Godwin via cctalk wrote: Has anyone had problems with LCSC ? I've not, but I have used https://www.utsource.net/ with good luck. Jim

[cctalk] Re: typical IC kits on Amazon and elsewhere

2024-03-31 Thread Adrian Godwin via cctalk
Has anyone had problems with LCSC ? They can be a lot cheaper than mouser or digikey but I tend to trust them more than Aliexpress and ebay. On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 7:18 AM Don R via cctalk wrote: > My problem with DigiKey is tacking on the additional “tariff” charge on > invoices. Granted

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2024-03-31 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 8:15 AM John Robertson via cctalk wrote: > > On 2024/03/30 7:53 p.m., Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 5:11 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk > > wrote: > >>> Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some > >>> TTL but 7404s

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2024-03-31 Thread John Robertson via cctalk
On 2024/03/30 7:53 p.m., Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 5:11 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote: Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some TTL but 7404s are all gone. Even LS is hard to find. Ours comes from Mouser, between two part #s

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2024-03-31 Thread Don R via cctalk
My problem with DigiKey is tacking on the additional “tariff” charge on invoices. Granted it’s not an extreme amount, but still… I contacted Mouser about imposing additional tariff charges, and was told a resounding no. Thanks to our past president for increasing the cost of doing business,

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2024-03-30 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2024-03-30 9:49 p.m., Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: Sorry I mistyped. I meant Mouser and Digikey, not Amazon and Digikey. Well the searches suck on both. Digikey is bad for having 0 stock listings. Digikey is turning out to be more the Radio Shack for parts.

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2024-03-30 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2024-03-30 8:53 p.m., Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: You can also buy parts direct from TI, for example they currently show around around 3000 SN74LS04N parts in stock. https://www.ti.com/product/SN74LS04/part-details/SN74LS04N The prices for that part match the current Mouser prices of

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2024-03-30 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2024-03-30 8:23 p.m., Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote: Been lurking for a while, but this topic hits true with some recent experiences. I would not hesitate to buy most common digital ICs on Amazon or ebay I mean we had to stop buying 7400 series from Jameco over counterfeits, so it's

[cctalk] Re: typical IC kits on Amazon and elsewhere

2024-03-30 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 3/30/2024 10:49 PM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: Sorry I mistyped. I meant Mouser and Digikey, not Amazon and Digikey. Whew! I was playing that Sesame Street "which of these is NOT like the other" song in my head reading your earlier post. :-) Since Digikey/Mouser/RS don't always have

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2024-03-30 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Sorry I mistyped. I meant Mouser and Digikey, not Amazon and Digikey. On Sun, 31 Mar 2024, 11:48 am Tom Hunter, wrote: > I am very happy to buy from Amazon and Digikey even if sometimes they are > a little more expensive. I want them to be around for the long term, so I > support them as much

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2024-03-30 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
I am very happy to buy from Amazon and Digikey even if sometimes they are a little more expensive. I want them to be around for the long term, so I support them as much as possible. Their range is amazing. On Sun, 31 Mar 2024, 10:53 am Glen Slick via cctalk, wrote: > On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at

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2024-03-30 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 5:11 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote: > > > Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some > > TTL but 7404s are all gone. Even LS is hard to find. > > Ours comes from Mouser, between two part #s they have over 7,000 74LS04s in > DIP

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2024-03-30 Thread Jonathan Chapman via cctalk
> Been lurking for a while, but this topic hits true with some recent > experiences. I would not hesitate to buy most common digital ICs on Amazon > or ebay I mean we had to stop buying 7400 series from Jameco over counterfeits, so it's definitely a problem for jellybean parts too. We had so

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2024-03-30 Thread Scott Baker via cctalk
Been lurking for a while, but this topic hits true with some recent experiences. I would not hesitate to buy most common digital ICs on Amazon or ebay, but I usually will not buy analog ICs other than from trusted sources, such as Mouser. I have bought LM2596 voltage regulators that oscillate at

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2024-03-30 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2024-03-30 6:10 p.m., Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote: Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some TTL but 7404s are all gone. Even LS is hard to find. Ours comes from Mouser, between two part #s they have over 7,000 74LS04s in DIP packaging in stock. Didn't

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2024-03-30 Thread Martin Bishop via cctalk
unobtanium Martin -Original Message- From: Jonathan Chapman via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org] Sent: 31 March 2024 00:11 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Jonathan Chapman Subject: [cctalk] Re: typical IC kits on Amazon and elsewhere > Standard TTL 74XXX is dry

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2024-03-30 Thread Tony Jones via cctalk
On Sat, Mar 30, 2024 at 5:11 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some > > TTL but 7404s are all gone. Even LS is hard to find. > > Ours comes from Mouser, between two part #s they have over 7,000

[cctalk] Re: typical IC kits on Amazon and elsewhere

2024-03-30 Thread Jonathan Chapman via cctalk
> Standard TTL 74XXX is drying up rather quickly. Futurlec still has some > TTL but 7404s are all gone. Even LS is hard to find. Ours comes from Mouser, between two part #s they have over 7,000 74LS04s in DIP packaging in stock. Didn't check ACT, HCT, or ALS. I don't think we've had a 7400

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2024-03-30 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2024-03-30 4:27 p.m., Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: I'm not clear on whether you mean some specific chips or in general, but here is my experience. For things that are in current production or recently discontinued, I have had extremely good luck with Chinese suppliers either from Amazon or

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2024-03-30 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On 03/30/2024 3:37 PM CDT Just Kant via cctalk wrote: > > > Clearly all or virtually all chineseum, correct? > > That being the case, um, what type.of.quality can be expected? Some are > fairly cheap. I guess thenworld isn't to be expected. I'm not clear on whether you mean some specific

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2024-03-30 Thread The Doctor via cctalk
On Saturday, March 30th, 2024 at 13:37, Just Kant via cctalk wrote: > Clearly all or virtually all chineseum, correct? > That being the case, um, what type.of.quality can be expected? Some are > fairly cheap. I > guess thenworld isn't to be expected. I've only bought a few in the last