On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Sergey Dryga wrote: > Philip Pemberton philpem.me.uk> writes: > > >> To turn that on its head: if you're in the USA, even Radio Shack stocks >> the 2N3904 (last time I checked, anyway). But $DEITY help you if you >> want a BC547 on short notice. >> >> Geographical position makes a huge distance. >> > What are the reasons for this? > I do some shipping from US to Europe, does not seem to be problem. > Also, just checked BC547 on mouser - $0.04 in 100 ea quantity. > Shipping to UK is $30 (1 - 3 day delivery), shipping in US (New Mexico)Fe= dEx > overnight - $30. > Not sure I understand the direction this thread is going. The whole point of jellybean transistors are that they have average specs and are used in non-critical situations. So if the BC547 has similar specs to the 2N3904, it seems madness to expend great energy and shipping expense to source one of those when the other is widely available locally. Regrads, Mark markrages@gmail --=20 Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .