Questions tagged [buying]
Questions seeking recommendations for specific products or places to purchase them are off-topic as they are rarely useful to others and quickly obsolete. Instead, describe your situation and the specific problem you're trying to solve.
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Non-Schottky SiC diodes
Hopefully this isn't too much of a shopping question. I am looking for off-the-shelf silicon carbide P-N junction diodes, but all I can find are Schottky ones. Do P-N version ones even exist ...
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Linear solenoid specifications
I want to buy a linear solenoid that has the following specifications in the Datasheet:
24 VDC
9W 100% Duty Cycle
18W 50% Duty Cycle
36W 25% Duty Cycle
90W 10% Duty Cycle
And the following force-...
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What does EE10 or EE15 mean for transformer cores?
I have been studying about transformers. When I went to buy some transformer cores from Alibaba for research, I saw different names like EE 15 transformer.
What does the EE10 or EE15 transformer code ...
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A male-to-male cable for the MJ-4PP-9
I'm building an Ergodash which requires a MJ-4PP-9 socket and a matching TRRS cable. I believe I've got the right female with the following dimensions.
However, all the male-to-male cables I've got ...
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Parts shortage, no stock, what now? (canonical reference question)
As a small business, student, or hobbyist, sometimes the parts I need are unavailable (no stock anywhere). Maybe authorized distributor will take order but they will not ship for 10, 20, 30 weeks, ...
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What type of transformer is this and what should I be looking for?
I'm aware it's a step down transformer but you know how some transformers are 9-0-9 v transformers, yeah, what's this?
By what should I be looking for, i mean what should I type if I'm googling it for ...
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Why are Samsung NAND flash memory chips so hard to find?
I'm looking at NAND flash memory chips for a home project I'm working on.
There seems to be quite a few manufacturers available, Micron seems a good choice (even though a lot of their chips, mostly ...
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Can LabVIEW be used instead of an oscilloscope to measure signals?
I've been thinking about buying an oscilloscope for self usage. However, searching for oscilloscopes on Google reveals that they are very expensive - the cheapest I found was about $200.
It turns out, ...
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Beginner question: what does it mean for a TinyFPGA BX to be sold without pins?
This might come across as a really silly question for some of you, but to give more context - I want to buy a gift for someone else and I have found a TinyFPGA BX, but it says "without pins"....
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Quintic QN8007B RoHS information?
We are planning to use the Quintic QN8007B FM transmitter in our new design because it is quite cheap and has I2S interface. I believe this chip is no longer produced, but it is possible to get hold ...
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Help needed finding laptop FFC keyboard connector
I have a Thinkpad T440 keyboard that I'd like to convert to a USB keyboard. I've been looking for an FFC connector for it and it's been difficult finding it. It has 32 pins and 0.5mm pin pitch. The ...
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Project with smart phone like camera
I have an idea for a DIY electronics project which involves a camera where I want the camera to be small.
I thought may be to get a camera component similar to the ones used in smart phones. But my ...
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Understanding the difference of optocouplers vs relays and choosing the right replacement
I'm a bit overwhelmed by the sheer amount of variations in optocouplers and since I've never used one before in any project I don't really know what criteria to look out for.
A colleague of mine ...
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How to look for a good quality 11mm rotary encoder?
The rotary encoder attached to the wheel of my dear logitech MX1000 started glitching a few weeks ago. I took it out, tried cleaning it the best I could but it was still bad.
So I went shopping ...
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Why do some oscilloscopes have several input channels?
Just was thinking to buy an oscilloscope, thus went to a shop and started to rummage all of the shops to buy an osci. which could be suitable for me. Read specifications of them. Some features was ...
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