[chbot] Component suppliers

[FieldMate Precision]

Hi Mark,

Octopart is a good way to see who has the part you want and at what 
price.
Example:  
https://octopart.com/search?q=MDCOG240128B6W-FPTLW&currency=USD&specs=0

As for using Chinese/UK suppliers. So long as you know what you want 
they are as good as Digikey, but they don't guarantee that the stock
is there next time you want to order. When dealing with UK suppliers, it 
can take a little time to convince them to transact (IMO).
Chinese suppliers just need a credit card, quite good!

To date no quality issues experienced with any components used in our 
embedded product manufacture, shipped throughout NZ, Aust and Europe.

Cheers
Grant
FieldMate





On 2025-04-08 06:49, Mark Atherton wrote:
> There is a chance that prices from the likes of Digikey, Mouser et. al. 
> will go sky-high in the near future because of the .us .cn trade-war.
> 
> Apart from Aliexpress, has anyone bought components from any Chinese 
> component vendors ?
> 
> LCSC seems popular. I have used their parts via JLCPCB, but never 
> purchased directly.
> 
> Chinese PCB pricing will hopefully hold firm, since none of the 
> transactions need to be associated with the US.
> 
> Same applies to Aliexpress.
> 
> Its going to be interesting to see how the big electronic guys (Sony, 
> Samsung, LG etc) manage the situation. They are non-US based, have 
> their product manufactured in China, and import to the US...
> 
> Thoughts please.
> 
> -Mark
> 
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