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Tagged with sourcing components
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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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Can't secure supply of 32mhz Automotive grade oscillator - why is this?
This is my first automotive PCB. I designed in a high temp crystal from Digikey. Stock then went to 0 with big lead times, and then my alternate went EOL. I then spun the board with a TCXO. All three ...
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Sourcing Transformer with Specific Turns Ratio
I am looking at a building an electronics project that calls for a transformer with a specific turns ratio '1:4:50', and am trying to source a component. I am working on the project from this tutorial:...
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Fixing or finding a replacement for a Potentiometer
I am trying to do a little home repair on an older set of CH Pro Rudder Pedals. These are a 3-axis USB game controller, and I have isolated the problem to one of the potentiometers in the right break ...
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How to source this hook socket
I've been trying to find the name, part number, manufacturer and some vendor for this hook socket. I'm not even 100% sure that is what it is called.
Do you have any information about it? Anything ...
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what kind of tape is used in electronic devices
I repair quite a few devices and one thing that bothers me is that when I remove some of the tape pieces they never go back down right. I was looking for some replacement tape and didn't know what to ...
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Sourcing An Image Sensor? [closed]
I'm wanting to create a basic digital camera, I have most of it figured out... except for the image sensor itself. Looking in the normal places (digikey, mouser), I'm finding some very basic, low ...
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Export restrictions when sourcing parts for PCB assembly in foreign country
If a company has a PCB design and wishes to assemble them economically, a natural choice is China. Some Chinese companies are asking for the parts (or some of them) to be shipped to them. This means ...
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How to find SMT equivalents of TH parts?
A lot of times hobbyist circuits are designed with thru-hole components since they're easier to solder. What approach do you take when attempting to find the SMT equivalent of a TH part?
For example, ...
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Lowest voltage needed to turn on a FET?
With inspiration from Ladyada's DIY boost calculator, I'm attempting to build a simple, low-current (<50mA) 40V boost circuit to drive an antique voltmeter. The PWM source for the transistor will ...
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Source for flexible, stranded wire
Can someone suggest a source and part number for insulated, stranded small-gauge wire (around 22AWG) that is flexible and doesn't hold its shape? Something along the lines of the wire found on ...
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