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LCSC has quickly grown to be one of the largest distributors in the world so they should be able to source anything direct from the manufacturers.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Chris McDowell <declareupdate@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 07 October 2024 13:49<br>
<b>To:</b> Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> SYNTH DIY <Synth-diy@synth-diy.org>; ben gebhardt <benjamin_gebhardt@yahoo.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] qingpu jacks in china</font>
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<div style="line-break:after-white-space">Even if Thonk did have that ability, I'm trying to skip the multiple ocean crossings for these parts. I have a sizeable stash here in Texas, have already shipped some to JLCPCB, and don't want to do it again!
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<div>I will explore the parts request option. It seems like for parts you can't get from a distributor it gets more complicated. <br>
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<div>On Oct 7, 2024, at 7:42 AM, Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com> wrote:</div>
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Thonk may not have the forms for re-exporting Chinese made goods back to China.  It can be quite complicated.  I've had Digikey have to turn down several requests to sent to JLCPCB because of this.</div>
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> on behalf of Ben Gebhardt via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [sdiy] qingpu jacks in china</font>
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<div dir="ltr">If you strike out in China try Thonk.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 7, 2024, at 7:36 AM, Chris McDowell via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 7, 2024, at 2:57 AM, Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com> wrote:<br>
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Definitely have in my case.  For example I needed a quarter reel of a particular transistor so they ordered a whole reel and reserved a quarter of it for me.  Same with a tray of STM32 MCUs - no idea how many they had to buy of those but they had them in-stock
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But this was over a year ago so might have changed.  They've introduced that system where you can sell your excess stock to others since then.</div>
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<div id="x_x_x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Chris McDowell <declareupdate@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>07 October 2024 03:44<br>
<b>To:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jesse Weideman <jesse.weideman@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Bryant <mbryant@futurehorizons.com>; SYNTH DIY <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [sdiy] qingpu jacks in china</font>
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<div style="line-break:after-white-space">Have you guys had success getting then to order more of something out of stock? I don't see an easy way to request that here, looks like they are just giving me the option to consign the part. 
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<div>On Oct 6, 2024, at 9:40 PM, Jesse Weideman <jesse.weideman@gmail.com> wrote:</div>
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Have you tried asking LCSC/JLCPCB to stock that part and give it a part number ?   They did this with a part I needed about 2 years ago, getting around MOQ problems.</div>
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<font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b><span> </span>Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org</a>> on behalf of Chris McDowell via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span> </span>07 October 2024 03:10<br>
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<b>Subject:</b><span> </span>[sdiy] qingpu jacks in china</font>
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<div>Does anyone know of a source of the popular qingpu jacks (wqp-518ma) for lower quantities directly in china? I have bought direct from them before, but their MOQ has gone up recently. I'm looking for a reseller or broker in China as I'm consigning them
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