I used to use Dale/Vishay for my standard 1/4W 1% metal film resistors, until, a few years back, Mouser starting pricing them at more than 50 cents each.
KOA Speer were a good alternative, decent quality and only 3 cents ea. in 100 pcs quantities.
Now Mouser has jacked up the price 300%, to 10 cents each. Oh, and they won't be restocked until February 2022.
Maybe that doesn't sound like much, but it adds up. I buy a lot of resistors.
/rant
KOA Speer were a good alternative, decent quality and only 3 cents ea. in 100 pcs quantities.
Now Mouser has jacked up the price 300%, to 10 cents each. Oh, and they won't be restocked until February 2022.
Maybe that doesn't sound like much, but it adds up. I buy a lot of resistors.
/rant
Is it a question of basic market influences? With more devices being incorporated into IC type format there is less demand for so many separate components like resistors, capacitors, diodes, etc. High market demand/high volume production, etc. leading to low prices. When the market for something dwindles to a trickle the prices rise until there is no supply at all.
There is also the factor of oversupply/overprinting of US Dollars.
Not much noticed inside USA but International suppliers, from Chinese Industry to OPEP oil to ....you-name-it have been asking for more of them for the same amount goods.
Basic Economy 101
Not much noticed inside USA but International suppliers, from Chinese Industry to OPEP oil to ....you-name-it have been asking for more of them for the same amount goods.
Basic Economy 101
Yeah, meantime I cannot get a few ISO1541 (or any other decent model, from any other manufacturer) I2C digital isolators at any price, before the end of 2022. This is already beyond rediculous, at this rate, I wonder if there will be any TVs is stores in the next 6 months. Of course, our Chinese friends are listing anything you want as available in stock. Good luck.
Yageo metal film are good, $0.10 each, but closer to $0.01 each in large quantities.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/YAGEO/MFR-25FBF52-294K?qs=oAGoVhmvjhzSf10zwMhHKw==https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/yageo/MFR-25FBF52-2K87/13116
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/YAGEO/MFR-25FBF52-294K?qs=oAGoVhmvjhzSf10zwMhHKw==https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/yageo/MFR-25FBF52-2K87/13116
Some of it has to do with the near-zero market for 1/4W through-hole resistors.
90% of the time, I use 1206 thick-film resistors. If you buy 1000 at a time, they're less than 1 cent each. 10% of the time the voltage or temperature coefficients of thick-film is a no-go, and I use thin-film 1206 resistors. More expensive, but not as widely used.
Most of the time, I don't really need to go smaller than 1206.
90% of the time, I use 1206 thick-film resistors. If you buy 1000 at a time, they're less than 1 cent each. 10% of the time the voltage or temperature coefficients of thick-film is a no-go, and I use thin-film 1206 resistors. More expensive, but not as widely used.
Most of the time, I don't really need to go smaller than 1206.
I have seen this recently as well. Jumped to a few locals for some diodes and they jumped like 10% all of a sudden.
I use Yageo. They are less than a cent each at LCSC... https://lcsc.com/product-detail/Through-Hole-Resistors_YAGEO-MFR-25JT-52-7R5_C176545.html
I used Yageo and they're good value.
Many value in shortage though.
Uniroyal and many Asian brands are good quality cheap and plentiful. (The mentioned Asian companies are some of the largest manufacturers remaining of TH resistors)
I have enough 0.25W 1% 50ppm metal films to last me my DIYing days.
Now this isn't necessarily what a UK or US internalist may want to hear (Buy British, Buy American etc), but it is a truth, nonetheless.
Dale RN60 and the ilk are largely in the government toilet seat, bracket of pricing.
And if I am trying to be internalist, I'll suck it up and pay the cost for Welwyn low TC stuff.
Incidentally, since KodaBMX advocates Yageo also, RS components in the UK stock many Yageo TH passives now that some more well regarded brands, Wima, TE, Arcol, Vishay are over priced where they are available, and availability is generally poor.
Many value in shortage though.
Uniroyal and many Asian brands are good quality cheap and plentiful. (The mentioned Asian companies are some of the largest manufacturers remaining of TH resistors)
I have enough 0.25W 1% 50ppm metal films to last me my DIYing days.
Now this isn't necessarily what a UK or US internalist may want to hear (Buy British, Buy American etc), but it is a truth, nonetheless.
Dale RN60 and the ilk are largely in the government toilet seat, bracket of pricing.
And if I am trying to be internalist, I'll suck it up and pay the cost for Welwyn low TC stuff.
Incidentally, since KodaBMX advocates Yageo also, RS components in the UK stock many Yageo TH passives now that some more well regarded brands, Wima, TE, Arcol, Vishay are over priced where they are available, and availability is generally poor.
Dale are unquestionably hard to get in quantity and expensive. Still my favorite.
Also like Beyschlag, becoming a bit more difficult, but easy compared to RN or CMF Dales. Yageo as well.
Have had good luck with Stackpole brand from Digi-key. Very small bodies for the dissipation. Inexpensive. Quite interesting.
Also like Beyschlag, becoming a bit more difficult, but easy compared to RN or CMF Dales. Yageo as well.
Have had good luck with Stackpole brand from Digi-key. Very small bodies for the dissipation. Inexpensive. Quite interesting.
Yes, Stackpole is also good. TyoHM as well. Even CCO make decent resistors (it's a pretty mature technology and hard to screw up IMHO).
I used Yageo and they're good value.
Many value in shortage though.
Uniroyal and many Asian brands are good quality cheap and plentiful.
I have enough 0.25W 1% 50ppm metal films to last me my DIYing days.
Now this isn't necessarily what a UK or US internalist may want to hear (Buy British, Buy American etc), but it is a truth, nonetheless.
Dale RN60 and the ilk are largely in the government toilet seat, bracket of pricing.
And if I am trying to be internalist, I'll suck it up and pay the cost for Welwyn low TC stuff
I also like that they will dissipate a great deal more than their rating suggests, likely due to their relative enormous dimensions.
Many value in shortage though.
Uniroyal and many Asian brands are good quality cheap and plentiful.
I have enough 0.25W 1% 50ppm metal films to last me my DIYing days.
Now this isn't necessarily what a UK or US internalist may want to hear (Buy British, Buy American etc), but it is a truth, nonetheless.
Dale RN60 and the ilk are largely in the government toilet seat, bracket of pricing.
And if I am trying to be internalist, I'll suck it up and pay the cost for Welwyn low TC stuff
I like the Dale for precision applications low TC and 0.1% tol., mostly I'll buy 100R or 500R for IV conversion on 4-20mA systems.
I also like that they will dissipate a great deal more than their rating suggests, likely due to their relative enormous dimensions.
Here's an indirect additional cost on top of price inccrease of components I just received and which I hadn't anticipated:
FedEx sent a letter saying they paid import fees for a recent Digi-Key order I placed. I saved on shipping by combining orders so that they are above $100 (0 shipping), but the taxes and fees I will have to pay back to FedEx are larger than normal shipping costs.
I am based in Canada and ordered from digikey.ca, so what happened?
I can only deduce that there was no stock locally so the order was shipped from the US, and duty + taxes have to be paid in addition.
Never had this before.
FedEx sent a letter saying they paid import fees for a recent Digi-Key order I placed. I saved on shipping by combining orders so that they are above $100 (0 shipping), but the taxes and fees I will have to pay back to FedEx are larger than normal shipping costs.
I am based in Canada and ordered from digikey.ca, so what happened?
I can only deduce that there was no stock locally so the order was shipped from the US, and duty + taxes have to be paid in addition.
Never had this before.
Did you pay in USD or CAD? If USD, you're responsible for duties/import fees. If you paid in CAD, I'd contact Digikey - the terms should be DDP (taxes and duties paid by Digikey).
I am finding with shortage of cheap components I am having to pay for more expensive alternatives.
For some items had to resort to ebay.
£5.50 for lcd display at RS and £1.64 on ebay ! same display.
£2 for 4700uf caps at RS 50p each on ebay if I buy 10.
For some items had to resort to ebay.
£5.50 for lcd display at RS and £1.64 on ebay ! same display.
£2 for 4700uf caps at RS 50p each on ebay if I buy 10.
Thanks for the heads up, I have a few isolators sitting around I can leverage into duty if required, but I hadnt considered that such basic commodities as isolators would be out of stock too. I'll have to grab a handful from ti with my next order. I've taken to ordering direct from them for even small quantities of ICs too in these times ...