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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:52 Norm n3ykf <a href="mailto:normanlizeth@gmail.com">normanlizeth@gmail.com</a> [hp_agilent_equipment], <<a href="mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com">hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">the Augie's deliver bagged, tagged parts in their reel packaging. I.E. :10 pieces, 2x5 strips in a plastic bag Makes life much easier. They do amazon, as well.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">They've been doing it a while. Found advertising pens in my smt tote with his business name. The receipt says 15 years ago (via internet, moved here 7, where his business is).<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><a href="http://vakits.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">vakits.com</a><br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">US based with a retail outlet in Ocala, FL. Augie, sr is an 30+year EE and a ham (km4ofe). He fields reasonable questions with reasonable answers. <br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>Lots of neat stuff.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>Norm n3ykf <br class="gmail_msg"></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_extra gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg">On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 11:26 AM, cheater00 cheater00 <a href="mailto:cheater00@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">cheater00@gmail.com</a> [hp_agilent_equipment] <span dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><<a href="mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="gmail_msg"></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">Hi guys,<br class="gmail_msg"></div>A lot of great posts in this thread.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">I notice there are basically two types: ring binder (aka sample book) and pill box (or "mouse toilet" as someone mentioned).<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg">Here are a few questions I have.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>The pill box one seems a bit sketchy to me because it means it has been handled once, in unknown conditions, by someone who might have broken it or not. So that's a bit of a worry for me. They're also made from non-esd-safe material (it would be black due to included carbon).<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div>The separate "pages" in sample book ones are not ESD safe either, but I understand the tape the parts are in stores them safely, as long as you don't touch the parts to the plastic sheets. As anyone knows those sheets can create HUGE amounts of static. My guess is both tiny resistors and capacitors can get damaged by several-kilovolt discharges but obviously I don't have statistical experimental data to support this.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">So I'm not sure what's better? What do I do?<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">I could also buy ESD pill boxes but those cost extra money and I'll probably end up losing a lot/some of the parts.<br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Regarding parts quality. I'm not necessarily sure the parts will be as specified, and e.g. capacitors don't necessarily mention voltage, R/C don't mention composition, temp rating, etc. They don't mention the manufacturer. So I'm a bit torn between just buying the sample books (they are cheap) and hoping for the best - or spending a large chunk of my life making a huge order to Mouser who will probably charge me quite a bit for the tiny amounts. I dread the time I'd have to spend, but at least I'd know exactly what I got, and that would be quite valuable in itself.<br class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">What do I do here?...<br class="gmail_msg"></div></div><span class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_extra gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg">On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 3:53 PM, <a href="mailto:ovidiu.popa@rogers.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">ovidiu.popa@rogers.com</a> [hp_agilent_equipment] <span dir="ltr" class="gmail_msg"><<a href="mailto:hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">hp_agilent_equipment@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid">
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Chinese sellers on EBay are by far the best money value. But I can no longer stand the common "free shipping"; an average of three months to Canada and 50% never make it to my place. Most of Chinese sellers know it, so they refund the money no question asked as soon as you file the "didn't receive" complaint (some even before officially filing). I guess it's in their cost of doing business.
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