R.Spinks said:
I went to radio shack to pick up some parts and they have like NOTHING now.
And they wanted over $1.20 for a single 22uF cap (get real!). They are like
pennies (at least as SMDs). Where is a good place to buy discrete
components? (like ICs, caps, etc.)
Oh, the other thing to understand when you are first getting into
electronics is that chip mfgs will ship ICs and transistors in small
numbers as 'samples' to almost anybody. This is more of a promotional
thing for them than anything else. Not all manufacturers will do this
unless you are really working on something that'll make them money.
The other thing to realize is that your house is full of junk which has
this stuff in it. If you go to yard sales, you can pick up old
non-working VCRs and TVs that have lots of goodies in them, if you are
willing to desolder them from the boards. The older the better, because
newer stuff uses surface mount components which are pretty much useless
for hobby use.
As a final note, ebay has lots of offers of components in their
electronics components section. Watch out for the shipping charges.
Regards,
Bob Monsen