Vendors

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====== Vendors ====== If you are editing this page, remember that this is a directory of companies that primarily sell **new** parts, while the resources:surplus|surplus page is intended for shops that sell used or salvaged parts and equipment. There is necessarily some overlap between the two. If you think a retailer sells both types of items, then it's ok to add it to both lists.

===== Mail Order ===== == Electronics == = Big Suppliers with Large, Heavy Catalogs = * Allied Electronics - http://www.alliedelec.com/

* Digikey (Thief River Falls, MN) - http://www.digikey.com * Element 14 - http://us.element-14.com/ * Newark / Farnell / Element 14 are all part of the same company (Premier Farnell). The many faces of Farnell are confusing. I don't think Element 14 actually has a printed catalog. What is Element 14's online store - another interface to Newark or Farnell's catalog? Something else? I'm not sure. --- //jeff 01/15/2011 12:12// * Mouser - http://www.mouser.com * Mouser is located in Mansfield, TX (near Ft. Worth), so UPS ground shipping to Austin is usually overnight. (USPS, however, still takes 2-3 days) --- //jeff 01/15/2011 12:04// * Newark Electronics - http://www.newark.com * Online Components - http://www.onlinecomponents.com/ * NXP Logic - https://www.nxp.com/logic

= Smaller Suppliers = * Jameco (San Mateo, CA) - http://www.jameco.com * Smaller operation with limited selection, but they tend to carry the most useful stuff, their catalog is easy to browse, and they have good prices on some items. * They have a will-call counter in Belmont, CA (20 minutes from San Francisco). * Futurlec http://www.futurlec.com * Thailand-based discount electronics supplier. Cheap prices, I've seen some complaints of long shipping times. --- //jeff 10/03/2011 16:01// * Tayda Electronics http://www.taydaelectronics.com * Cheap components, located in Thailand. * dipmicro http://www.dipmicro.com * Canadian components store.

= Small Companies / Boutique Shops = These are smaller companies that generally cater to the hobbyist market, although some of them are getting quite large (eg. Sparkfun). * Adafruit (New York, NY) - http://adafruit.com * All Electronics (Van Nuys, CA) - http://www.allelectronics.com * Alltronics (San Martin, CA) - http://www.alltronics.com * Dan's Small Parts and Kits (Missoula, MT) - http://www.danssmallpartsandkits.net * Electronic Goldmine (Scottsdale, AZ) - http://www.goldmine-elec.com * Electronix Express (Avenel, NJ) - http://elexp.com * Evil Mad Science (Sunnyvale, CA) - http://evilmadscience.com * Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. - http://www.mpja.com/ * Cheap soldering stations * NKC Electronics - http://nkcelectronics.com * Sparkfun Electronics (Boulder, CO) - http://www.sparkfun.com * Unicorn Electronics (Aliquippa, PA) - http://www.unicornelectronics.com/ * Obsolete and hard to find components. * Seeed Studio depot - http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ * Cute Digi - (China) http://www.cutedigi.com

= Other = * Aliexpress - (wholesale suppliers from all over the world) http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=arduino&CatId=0 * DealExtreme http://www.dealextreme.com/ - Low prices on some things, some interesting and random items, shipping can take a long time. * KaiDomain http://kaidomain.com/ - Another site like DealExtreme? I have not purchased from them. * Add more here...

= Specialty Vendors =

= Antique Radio Parts = * http://www.tubesandmore.com/|Antique Electronic Supply (AES) - They have guitar amp parts, too. * https://www.fairradio.com/|Fair Radio Sales - Lots of radio parts included in their extensive surplus inventory. * http://midnightscience.com Home of the Xtal Set Society * New air variable tuning capacitors, galena crystal detectors, crystal radio kits, etc. * http://www.peeblesoriginals.com/|Peebles Originals - Several varieties of variable capacitors, interesting radio kits. * http://www.surplussales.com/|Surplus Sales of Nebraska - Huge variety of http://www.surplussales.com/Variables/AirVariables/AirVariableCapsIndex.html|variable capacitors, trimmers (including hard to find piston types), oil-filled caps, etc.

= Connectors = * 4Ucon http://www.4uconnector.com

== Hardware == * Grainger - http://www.grainger.com * McMaster-Carr - http://mcmaster.com ===== Walk-in ===== * See the list of resources:surplus|surplus shops. * http://www.jameco.com|Jameco has a will-call counter, convenient for those living in the San Francisco Bay Area. * You-Do-It Electronics, Needham, MA - http://www.youdoitelectronics.com * Electronics Plus, Littleton, MA - http://www.electronicsplus.com/ * JK Electronics Wesminister, CA http://jkelectronics.com/ * Marvac Costa Mesa, CA * Creatron Inc., Toronto, ON http://www.creatroninc.com/ * Carries a lot of SparkFun, Pololu and Adafruit stuff, can be a bit pricey. * Sayal Electronics, Toronto and surrounding area, ON http://www.sayal.com/ * Website is next to useless, poor selection of new semiconductors, BUT it's about the only option for a lot of people in the area.