[sdiy] parts ?

[Byron G. Jacquot]

>Anyway, I'm wondering how folks deal with long delivery times.  When you
>fry a part or realize that you're short on something what do you do?  Is
>there someplace in the Northeast US that I can order parts from (even if
>somewhat more expensive), where I won't have to wait a week if I need
>some part quickly?  I've checked out several of the place I hear
>mentioned (Mouser, Allelectronics, Jameco), and they're all in foreign
>lands like CA and TX.  Anyone got favorites on the right coast?  :)

I'm in the Boston area, and there are a couple of places out here that I
visit if I'm desperate for things.  The first is this strange little place
around the corner from me...I don't even know what it's called, and it's
hard to make their M-F 9-5 hours when I'm working, but the times I've made
the effort, they have had what I wanted.  So start in the Yellow Pages,
under "Electronics, Retail," I think.

There are some larger places, too.  There's You-Do-It, just off Rt128 in
Needham or Deadham.  They have a fairly full selection for a store, but
really high prices whem compared to the catalogs.  There's also
Future/Active, with stores all over the place (Cambridge & Woburn off the
top of my head).  Somewhat limited stock on hand, but a fairly full catalog,
and a larger distribution organization behind the scenes.

And if I'm really desperate, I'll head to one of the many Radio Shacks.  I
think you'll probably find both the 3904s and 50K pots there.  Not to
mention the karaoke mics with the built-in reverb!

Byron Jacquot