Hi I would add that there is a whole empire of hobby board builders in Asia. If you are willing to take a chance on them, the prices can be quite reasonable.
Bob On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:45 PM, gary <[email protected]> wrote: > If the manufacturer sells the part directly, I just buy it. I did that with > the MSP430 as someone on the list suggested. But if they only sell by the > reel, it is perfectly acceptable to ask for a freebie. Case in point are > ceramic filters. They are dirt cheap, but nobody wants to stock them since > there are few customers for them. That is, the volume of the product is high, > but not many companies buy them. I did some radio mods and Murata was nice > enough to sample me a few filters. > > Note with some chips, it is often better to look for eval boards made by > hobby companies like Sparkfun. I did that with an ADI accelerometer. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
