On Thu, 29 May 2003 21:41:37 +0200, you wrote:

>I was just going to buy an assortment of aprox 25
>X2 suppression caps in about 5 diff values from
>Farnell (not a "kit") for prototyping.
>
>Now, Rapid has a 250V cap set with 110 caps that costs
>*less* then these 25 caps from Farnell. (The Rapid
>caps are not specificaly X2 rated, but I'd guess
>would work OK for prototyping, right ?) I can always
>switch to X2 rated caps later, I'd guess.
>
>(And the UK VAT is 17%, and in Sweden 25%)
>
>I must just check if Rapid is on level with
>Farnell when it comes to p&p to Sweden. Farnell
>charges aprox 4 UKP (+ 25% VAT) for over-night
>shippment from the UK to my door-step in Sweden.
>Not bad.

I'm not sure about international ship costs, but Rapid are WAY cheaper =
than the likes of Farnell, RS
etc. for run-of-the-mill parts. Their selection isn't nearly so big, but =
what they have is almost
always a lot cheaper.=20

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