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

On 3/30/2024 10:49 PM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: 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 some of the more esoteric ICs I need, I do sometimes have to hit the secondary markets. I can confirm there are reputable places to do so, but I agree there has to be a compelling reason to forego places like Digikey. I find it telling that my non US PCBA buys all the actives from Digikey or Mouser and will consider only passives from local sources. Of course, that means I pay a US outbound tariff on the active parts and then an inbound tariff on the completed products, thus paying tariff costs twice. Jim -- Jim Brain brain(a)jbrain.com www.jbrain.com