Hi, All,
An old project bubbled up to the surface this weekend - I'm looking
for a handful of MAN8940 displays (or a modern equivalent like the
Lumex LDS-C8024) to refurbish an old display that works but is dim.
I'm flinching at the >$2 each price at Mouser (and Digikey only sells
the item by the case-load of ~2000). Does anyone know of a surplus
place that has larger sizes of 7-segment displays? For close to $50
in LEDs and postage, I'll just leave the dim ones in place. If I can
find a source at surplus prices, I'm more likely to replace them.
I found the exact part via one surplus page, but I just got my first
"undeliverable: will re-try for two days" bounce, so I'm expecting
that I won't be able to contact that seller in the end.
These are for a personal project, not a work project, so I'm happy to
buy from an individual - doesn't have to be a "legitimate" company.
Anyone know of oddball places to get oddball LEDs?
Thanks,
-ethan