2 Apr
2003
2 Apr
'03
10:48 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Hmm... I've never been able to get any of the "unobtainium"
parts for any of
their projects. DigiKey stock the device, but I am *not* paying ?12
shipping! It should cost around $5 to send a Jiffy bag via USPS, plus about
$2 for the Jiffy envelope. Which makes $7 or about ?5...
Elektor are
their same old selves, though. I was going to build one
of their
Tastes differ. Elektor is the _only_ UK electronics magazine that I
buy... Several years ago I needed a Burr-Brown chip that
nobody seemed to
list.
So I phoned Burr-Brown to be told they's supply 1-offs (and the price
was
not excessive). I don't know if they still do, but it's worth trying.
Burr-Brown has been "absorbed" into TI. I'll try TI UK first, then if
that
fails, I'll start contacting their distis - Arrow, etc. What annoys me is
that Farnell are listed as one of TI's distis, but all they seem to stock
are TI opamps and 74LS chips!
Later.
--
Phil.
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