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Re: [korgpolyex] Digi Key = Jerks / found cheaper lithium battery holders

2004-08-25 by russ daren

yes! Mouser is great! Great rack boxes!
--- Aaron Bader <sparked@...> wrote:

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> A good hobbiest-friendly electronics supplier is
> Mouser
> (www.mouser.com). Not as good of a web site, smaller
> part selection, but
> they'll send you one resistor if that's what you
> order.
> 
> Another place, mostly useful for tools and obscure
> stuff, is Jameco
> (www.jameco.com).
> 
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:58:03 -0700 (PDT)
> russ daren <russdaren@...> wrote:
> 
> > Digikey is more geared towards corporate buyers,
> hence
> > discounts for parts bought in multiples of a
> thousand!
> > I actually have had very good experiences with
> them.
> > But then I never order less than $30 of stuff from
> > them. On the plus side, you can BS them for
> "samples"
> > sometimes. I gota bunch of different knobs this
> way
> > once, another time I got a couple of lengths of
> > resistors on tape reels(for machine insertion).
> Now
> > that Radio Shack is getting out of the electronic
> geek
> > market in favor of cell phones and tiny RC cars,
> ya
> > gotta go online. Markertek.com is another great
> source
> > of cables, adapters and such. Though some of the
> gear
> > is MSRP, most things like switchcraft and neutrik
> > plugs, are cheaper than anything you will find. 
> > 
> > --- eric <pauloakenfold666@...> wrote:
> > 
> > >  I just had a bad expierence with Digi Key the
> > > makers of Battery 
> > > Holders useful if your Poly's battery craps out.
> > > 
> > >  They wanted to charge me $.97 for the holder +
> > > $5.00 fee for orders 
> > > under five dollars + $5.00 shipping. C'mon the
> thing
> > > weighs .11 
> > > pounds if your gonna charge me a $5 fee don't
> jack
> > > me on the shipping 
> > > as well. 
> > >  As soon as I questioned the lady on the phone
> about
> > > this, she became 
> > > really short with her answers and tryed to get
> me
> > > off the phone in a 
> > > rude manor. I told her I was going to shop
> around.
> > > 
> > >  This place is much less expensive.
> > >
> http://www.action-electronics.com/batcomp.htm#Holder
> > > 
> > > They don't charge a fee and are willing to ship
> via
> > > USPS ground
> > > 
> > > Sorry for the rant but that lady reallp pissed
> me
> > > off
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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