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diyAudio Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Vancouver Island
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Take a look in the yellow pages under electronics... there's probably some store that caters to the TV repair & install/mobile radio/whatever market. You can expect to find a limited range of electronic parts (though more than Radio Shack), some of the ECG or NTE replacement series, a wide selection of connectors and switches, Hammond cases, Piher potentiometers, and generic speakers. They'll probably be part of a small chain and be able to bring in other stuff from another branch, and may not be open on Saturday. Not a bad place to look at soldering stations and pick out tools.
Radio Shack aka The Source has some good "flush cutters" (for cutting component leads after soldering) that work as well, and last at least as long, as name brand stuff.
Digikey is the best choice for parts in general, since they ship to Canada very cheaply and quickly (about $8 and sometimes it'll arrive overnight!).
With any supplier that ships from the US by courier (like UPS) you run the risk of getting hit with brokerage fees which can be $50 on top of the shipping charge and GST, so if possible get them to ship by mail.
Electrosonic is Canadian, although lately they haven't had much of what I was looking for in stock... they may have a store that does counter sales within driving distance.
Q-Components for speakers
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where to buy parts and components?
