On 22/05/2011 03:57, Josh Koffman wrote: > On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM, V G wrote: >> I'm planning to have some PCBs made, but for that to be economical, I ne= ed >> to minimize board space and use surface mount parts. Yes, only 1-3 board= s of >> each design will be made, but I could save a few square inches for sure = by >> placing smaller components and avoiding through hole resistors, capacito= rs, >> and ICs. I don't want to go SUPER tiny, but just all surface mount. But = the >> problem with surface mount is, they're all sold in the 1000s quantity. W= here >> can I get a single surface mount resistor or capacitor or crystal, for >> example? Who sells them in small quantities? > Where are you looking? Digikey sells them in singles, or sometimes in > qty 10 minimum. > Just what I was going to ask - pretty much all the big vendors sell in=20 smallish quantities. With e.g. surface mount passives, you will=20 generally get large reels in the thousands, but also the option of=20 buying in 10 or 100 qty, which at ~0.01 each is less than a dollar. With Digikey I know you can filter their search to place all the parts=20 that are available in a quantity you specify at the top. So if you want=20 to only see the ones that can be bought in singles, click the price=20 order arrow and select the advanced button and type '1' in the box. Hope=20 that makes sense - give it a try and let me know if it doesn't work. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .