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* [http://amazon.co.uk/ Amazon] (next-day with Russ's Amazon Prime account) - equipment is often cheaper | * [http://amazon.co.uk/ Amazon] (next-day with Russ's Amazon Prime account) - equipment is often cheaper | ||
* [http://www.bitsbox.co.uk/ Bits Box] | * [http://www.bitsbox.co.uk/ Bits Box] | ||
* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~barendh/Indexeng.htm Barend Hendriksen] Holland. Interesting RF parts. | |||
* [http://www.keytronics-uk.co.uk/ Keytronics] Site currently down - I hope they'll come back. | |||
= Classified ads and junk sales = | = Classified ads and junk sales = | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 19 July 2010
In no particular order a list of places that sell stuff that is relevant to our interests:
London retail or trade counter
- RS has most things, more professional. 4 trade counters, including Bow.
- Cricklewood Electronics A real shop, with little drawers of stuff & everything.
- Maplin chain, more hobbyist. Getting really poor at actual components.
- Cool Components Sparkfun stuff. Personal callers now allowed by appointment.
London-based, primarily mail order
(not known whether personal calling is allowed)
- Earthshine Arduinos and other parts
- skpeng
Mail order
- Farnell has everything, more professional. Owns CPC and Newark.
- Rapid mix of stuff. Colchester.
- tinker.it
- Amazon (next-day with Russ's Amazon Prime account) - equipment is often cheaper
- Bits Box
- Barend Hendriksen Holland. Interesting RF parts.
- Keytronics Site currently down - I hope they'll come back.
Classified ads and junk sales
- engineering machinery , materials and small ads
- amateur radio rallies have lots of interesting junk and random components
