[sdiy] Mouser - be afraid, be very afraid

[harrybissell]

woah.  I thought you were going to say "Mouser sucks"  :^P

Thanks for the tip. They will still be my preferred supplier.  I don't store
projects with project manager, just recall old orders.

Bet they have it fixed fast. They are good people

H^) harry

Peter Grenader wrote:

> For all you mice out there, I have found a BIG problem with Mouser's Project
> Manager that you all should be aware of.  Mouser knows about this and they
> are 'looking into the problem'.
>
> If you're not using them currently, Mouser has an option on their site where
> you can store Projects.  It's called the Project Manager These can consists
> of anything you wish, any number of parts you wish. I use them for entire
> module  'bIlls of material' (BOMs) which I keep stored so that when I need
> to order them I just call that project up by name and bingo, it loads on my
> screen.   On the bottom of the screen once the project is loaded you'll
> notice a PROJECT NAME x 'blank' window in which you can enter a multiple in
> the blank, whereby your order will updated to reflect multiples of that
> project.
>
> Sounds easy enough.  You've got your widget stored in there, you want to
> make 5 of them, you enter 5 as a multiple and you should then have an
> updated order for 5 widgets.  That part works fine.
>
> The big problem is it also permanently updates the project on record to
> reflect the new part quantities based on the mult you just entered,  Going
> on my last example, all the line item quantities on the project are now 5
> times higher than they should be - and it updates the project without asking
> you if you'd like to save that change. THAT sucks.
>
> So instead of having a BOM for 1 widget, your project is now stored at for 5
> of them.   If you're not careful to sus this out next time you use it,
> you're going to get a lot more parts than you bargained.  The real problem
> is if you don't happen to remember the mult you entered last time,  you're
> going to have a dickens of a time remembering how many of each line item
> SHOULD be the project if you care to fix it..
>
> Another annoying thing I've noticed is they've changed the part descriptions
> on most electronic components so that the first line reads NON ROHS
> COMPLIANT, or ROHS COMPLIANT.  This is a good thing - but that's all you see
> as the description in your order listing because it runs out of room in the
> field they've allocated for those descriptions.  They put the ROHS
> compliance before they identify the part itself, so instead of seeing for
> instance 330K 1/4 watt axial resistor 5%, You see nothing but a line of
> ROHS compliance messages all the way down each line item in your order.  Way
> dumb.  I like to use the order listing to verify I've got the correct part -
> one more check before I buy it, and now I have to click on each line item to
> see it's detail order screen and even some of those don't leave room to see
> what you're actually getting.
>
> - P