ASM-1 question re bypass caps

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Don Tillman <don at till.com>
Subject: Re: ASM-1 question re bypass caps
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 20:16:28 -0700 (PDT)

Cheers,

>    Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:25:10 -0400 (EDT)
>    From: Paul Wilkinson <synthdiy at mail.com>
> 
>    Tirade: Now, who would have thought that I wouldn't be able to buy
>    .1uF caps locally?  In the SF Bay Area of all places.  I don't see
>    a lot of hands out there.  But yes, the only parts store in the SF
>    East Bay (besides Radio Shack) only had 10 of them!  Buying parts
>    out here is infuriating.
> 
> What, there's no Fry's near you?
> 
> (An explanation for out-of-towners; Fry's is a remarkable chain of
> stores around here.  They used to be a supermarket of electronic
> parts; lots of ICs and transistors, computers, peripherals, cabling,
> etc.  Their big hook was that they also carried stuff you might need
> if you don't get out of the lab very often; cola, snacks, magazines
> and tampons.  So you would often see advertisements from them for
> sales on both DRAM chips and toothpaste.  Really funny.  Nowadays the
> electronics parts stock isn't as good as it used to be, they carry
> more appliances, and their salespeople are useless.  But they still
> carry an awful lot of good stuff.)

As being an out-of-towner I can witness that Fry's can be a real savour when in
bad needs some stuff and being in the strangieland of silicon. Their line of
electronic components isn't wide, but they at least have some. I have yeat to
find a Radio Shack store which contain any usefull content...

> How about Haltek in Mountain View?
> HSC in Santa Clara?
> San Mateo Eletronics Supply in San Mateo?
> HdB Electronics in Menlo Park?
> All Electronics in San Jose?
> Zack Electronics in San Jose?
> R & D Electronic Parts in Milpitas?

Hmm... both for DIY stuff and when you do occasional jobs out of town it could
be usefull to know of nearby electronic part stores and their usefullness or
uselessness. I have seen no real good collection of these. Should one possibly
collect some comments on it to help out other DIYers?

> Don Tillman
> Palo Alto, California, USA

Cheers,
Magnus (done several hits into the Palo Alto Fry's store)