I'm having Deja Vu

Didn't we all have almost this exact discussion last year?

or was it some other mailing list?

I'm sure I remember mentioning that the originals T018 metal can
BC107, BC108, BC109 (vary in gain and Voltage rating)
BC107 -> BC147 "lockfit plastic -> BC547 TO92

And yes in Asia you'd use a 2SCxxxxx instead

I've loads of 2N3904 and BC547, I buy which ever is cheapest on ebay=20
that day.


On 21/01/2011 23:20, Philip Pemberton wrote:
> On 21/01/11 22:56, peter green wrote:
>> UPS's insistence on collecting VAT before they will deliver
>> the package.
> I call bullshit.
>
> 1) You can pay UPS via credit card over the phone as soon as the
> customs/VAT invoice hits UPS HQ. Basically, once it leaves Stansted,
> that invoice will have been raised.
>
> 2) They WILL take payment on the doorstep. Last time I asked (a few
> months ago), they take credit/debit cards, cheques and cash. If you pay
> by cash, the drivers don't keep change -- so it's EXACT CHANGE ONLY.
>
> 3) If you pay over the phone, keep the Payment Reference Number they
> give you. The driver will need it to confirm that you've paid.
>
>> Never tried dealing directly with newark from the UK but if the delivery
>> charges are anything like those farnell charge for the subset newark
>> items they list as "US Stock" then OUCH.
> Last time I checked, the fees were pretty much the same.
>
>> Jameco won't even tell you what the delivery charge is on their website.
> Same as BG Micro, Prime and any number of other surplus suppliers I
> could name. "Call us, we'll add up the weight and send you a shipping
> quote."
>
>> So really that just leaves mouser and I'd rather not choose a jellybean
>> part that is only availiable (and by available I mean in-stock at the
>> time I choose it, not might reappear at some future date) from one
>> supplier on my list of acceptable ones.
> Point taken. The BC547 is -- from what I've been told -- a bit of a pig
> to find in the USA (though DKUS and Mouser have them), but you ask any
> UK supplier (even the likes of Maplin...) and they'll have at least one
> or two in stock.
>
> 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.
>

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