Suggestions for reliable component vendors

[JohnRoberts]

This sticky is to retain suggestions for good parts vendors

I will mention Digikey is my #1 go to choice

JR

edit--- oops not very sticky.../edit

 

[Khron]

Mouser
Farnell / Newark / element14
TME (mainly in Europe though)

 

[OneRoomStudio]

Mouser is my go-to for most components.

In the US, Antique Electronic Supply is good for some hard-to-find bits. If you have a business, you can buy directly from the distributor (cedist.com) for a discount - but you have to setup a business account.

Redco audio is great for cables, connectors, adaptors, etc.

 

[TimG]

Bonzai Music has most of the things that are hard to get from the big USA companies. Styrex, Special ICs.

https://www.banzaimusic.com

 

[Brian Roth]

My idea was to include links to each vendor to make it easy for folks (particularly newbies) to find them. Like the Meta Meta sticky. But whatever...

These are my USA-centric links (I have used most of them over the years):

What used to be Allied Electronics in the USA is now part of the European RS Electronics:

https://us.rs-online.com/

I've used Arrow a number of times. Large inventory:

https://www.arrow.com/

Earlier this week, someone on this forum mentioned a new, large supplier I never heard of. Looks like a large inventory :

https://www.questcomp.com/

Jameco has a lot of obsolete NOS parts, like 74xx TTL chips along with an interesting variety of other stuff (like Velleman kits);

https://www.jameco.com/

Surplus/overstock vendors can come in handy:

https://www.surplussales.com/

https://www.electronicsurplus.com/

https://theelectronicgoldmine.com/

https://www.apexjr.com/

As I think of more, I'll add them to this posting.

Bri

 

[Alva Goldbook]

If you're in the US, Doug Hoffman of Hoffman Amps is a great resource if Mouser or AES doesn't do it for ya.

https://hoffmanamps.com/

He also created DIYLayoutCreator

https://hoffmanamps.com/MyStore/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=enter&thispage=CustomBoard.htm&ORDER_ID=!ORDERID!

 

[evil grill]

Europe.
I like using https://www.electrokit.com/ for powersupply kits, optos, germanium stuff and more.

 

[Murdock]

If in Germany/Europe Reichelt is great. Even has quite some tube stock.

 

[TimG]

When I am looking for the hard to find tuchel connectors for Lomo and stuff, I’ve always found what I needed here.

Shipping is not bad for otherwise unobtanium in USA.

https://www.buerklin.com/

 

[Bjorn Andersson]

If in Europe:
https://www.elfa.se
https://www.buerklin.com
https://www.tube-town.de
https://www.retroamplis.com
https://www.audiophonics.fr
https://www.musikding.de
https://www.don-audio.com

 

[soapfoot]

www.tedss.com is another good US surplus vendor with some harder-to-find bits, though many line items are subject to MOQs