On 22/10/10 17:53, Mike Harrison wrote:
> Pity Digikey are generally so much more expensive than Mouser and Farnell=
 these days....

Though they're still (usually) more competitive than Farnell, especially=20
for things like FPGAs... Only thing I can't stand is the Spanish=20
Inquisition you get when you try to order something to be sent to the UK.

"What are you making?"
   "A data acquisition unit."
"What's it for?"
   "Reads a voltage at a predetermined interval and feeds it to a PC."
"Does it have any nuclear applications?"
   "If it does, I'm not aware of any."
"Any weapons applications?"
   "I suppose you could throw it at someone. Though the DigiKey=20
catalogue would likely do more damage."
"Are you sure?"
   "Well, I designed it, so I'm pretty sure, yeah."
"Well, OK then...."

Mouser are much more approachable :)
"Here's a list of the stuff I want, complete with credit card details."
"OK, you'll have your stuff in a few days. The VAT has been added and=20
prepaid on our end."

Did I mention how much I love UPS? Won't take a cheque, insist on cash,=20
and EXACT CHANGE ONLY. Plus AIUI there's no way to find out how much the=20
customs duties are on an item until the Brown Van Man turns up...

(Fedex's "send an invoice a few days later" method is much easier to=20
deal with, at least I can pay those with a BACS transfer!)

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