Chips

[LordShout]

Anyone know of a site that does small batch orders of IC's? I'm building some boxes and stuff and can't find everything I need at radioshack.

[Mergs]

Have you tried Digikey or Allied electronics?

[brtech]

Futurlec.

It's awesome.

No minimum order. Decent inventory. $4 and up shipping. It comes from Thailand or Austrailia, so it takes a couple of weeks.

If that won't work, use Digikey or Mouser. Incredible inventory, but minimum orders and/or higher shipping costs. Digikey typically ships same day.

If Digikey or Mouser don't have it, check Newark or Allied.

[LordShout]

I couldn't figure out how to actually order anything from Digikey, will look at some of the other websites. Found a site called greatplainselectronics, simple interface and small selection but has most of what I want.

Thanks, gonna try mouser.

[brtech]

Huh?

Digikey is pretty easy to use.

Ask any hardware guy: Digikey is THE place to get prototype parts.

For hobbyists, it's shipping costs are high for small orders.

I find its website very easy to use: type a keyword, typically you get a choice on categories. Pick one. Then because their inventory is huge, you often get a few hundred hits and a filter. Select a couple of filter items to get a smaller list. One that is really good is the "in stock" one. Click the link to the item, and then there is an order button.

Cart button on top left.

[LordShout]

Mouser seemed to have a way better search interface, I didn't know exactly what I wanted just in general so the filter format from mouser was awesome.

Digikey would have probably worked if I knew the parts number I needed.

[brtech]

Mouser is okay. I order from them a couple times a year, but I usually go to them if Digikey doesn't have what I want.

These days, I use Futurlec if I can wait, and Digikey if I can't.