1 Oct
2024
1 Oct
'24
5:23 p.m.
On Oct 1, 2024, at 12:45 PM, Tom Uban via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
My local electronics store, which still sells packets of components, informs me that NTE
has gone out of business. They are the last company which sold to these stores as far as I
know, so now my local store has had to resort to buying bulk from places like digikey and
then packaging the components themselves.
I should note that my local store's primary business at this point is installing AV
systems into peoples homes and repairing old stereo equipment, which means they are likely
the largest consumer of their own stock, but when I need a resistor, transistor,
connector, etc, this is my goto place. I have been buying from them for about 56 years.
--tom
RIP NTE
Too bad. Note though that Digikey will happily sell almost anything in quantity 1.
It's definitely more expensive, and for things like resistors etc. I often buy 100 for
that reason, but it's a valid option.
paul