Hi all,
Posted this on "another" forum, thought you guys might like this:
Futurlec are my price benchmark for common parts. They are quite often the cheapest. I stumbled upon this on ebay, and it seems insnely cheap. metal film resistors from futurlec are 10 for 20c, these ones are 300 for 1 dollar DELIVERED! Unfortunately they only have 1k / 10k / 100k, but still, we use 10k and 100k pretty often, i'm ordering one of each of those.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-4W-Metal-Film-Resistors-1K-10K-100Kohm-300PCS-/220839172094?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item336b0a57fe
I wonder if there are any .1uf films / 10uf electro / 100uf electro cheap in bulk? I'll post if i find any.
Edit: The 10uf's dont work out cheaper then futurlec. 4c's each from them when you buy 25+ which is pretty cheap. There are 100uf (50v) electros on ebay for about 7c's each, futurlec is 8c's so only slightly cheaper. Same with wima 100nf, doesnt work out.
Order my resistors. That should keep me set for the next 10 years :D
Paul
Cheap indeed :icon_mrgreen:
Oh by the way , tayda's even cheaper .
Unless im missing somethign that doesnt seem to be the case. Tayda are 1c each. 100 = 1 dollar. That ebay listing is 300 = 1 dollar, free shipping... Is it 1c for 10? bulk discounts? if not, its not cheaper...?
Tayda arent cheaper for those particular resistors it would seem, but they are much cheaper for caps! 1c each for 10uf electros!! nice!
Paul
Caps i mean . This seller doesn't ship to nearly the entire earth :'(
3 resistors for 1c!! :D
Oh dam...They have a few areas in the description they dont ship too.
Quote from: chromesphere on February 23, 2012, 06:50:43 PM
3 resistors for 1c!! :D
Oh dam...They have a few areas in the description they dont ship too.
Everything down there is excluded , pretty much the entire earth .
Italy, Russia, Brazil, South Africa is the entire earth? :D
Quote from: chromesphere on February 23, 2012, 07:40:21 PM
Italy, Russia, Brazil, South Africa is the entire earth? :D
Singapore is .
Excludes: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Guadeloupe, Marshall Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Mayotte, Taiwan, Suriname, Oman, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Middle East, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Senegal, Armenia, Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Burundi, Iraq, Equatorial Guinea, Slovenia, Thailand, Aruba, American Samoa, Iceland, Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Israel, Kuwait, Algeria, Benin, Russian Federation, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Pakistan, Tanzania, Ukraine, Singapore, Burkina Faso, Panama, Jersey, Kyrgyzstan, Reunion, Djibouti, Puerto Rico, China, Mali, Croatia, Republic of, Botswana, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Rwanda, Seychelles, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Gabon Republic, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Haiti, Yemen, Greenland, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Africa, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahrain, Bahamas, Asia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Dominica, Hungary, Angola, Southeast Asia, Western Samoa, Mozambique, Namibia, Central America and Caribbean, Guatemala, Vatican City State, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Nauru, French Guiana, Anguilla, El Salvador, Guam, Micronesia, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, New Caledonia, San Marino, Eritrea, Morocco, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Western Sahara, Congo, Republic of the, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Comoros, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Korea, South, Zambia, Somalia, Vanuatu, Albania, Ecuador, Monaco, Guernsey, Ethiopia, Laos, Niger, Venezuela, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Martinique, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Maldives, Bolivia, Gibraltar, Libya, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Mauritius, Guinea, Jordan, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands Antilles, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Palau, Malawi, Nicaragua, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Turkey, Barbados, Tuvalu, Jamaica, Latvia, Egypt, Niue, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras, South Africa, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Oh yeah, i see now. what the hell...It contradicts itself, cause on the product page it just says "italy, russia, south africa and brazil" but on the shipping details page, it excludes all those you listed...
Anyway. If you live somewhere that isnt on the planet, order some resistors. :icon_eek:
That is a great deal for sure, thanks for sharing. A word of caution, the Tayda metal film resistors I recently purchased did not have the tight 1% tolerance.... they were all over the place from 9k to 10.5k! Can't say these are the same, but I wouldn't expect much different.
The KOA Speer 1% metal films I have all measure practically spot on: 9.99k. If precision isn't really an issue, why not try 'em out.
+1 on those 1 cent 10uf caps from Tayda..... think I'll grab a 100 next time around!
And there i was assuming 1% meant 1% :icon_evil: I'll test them when i get them and let you know how they measure up.
Paul
Quote from: bluesdevil on February 23, 2012, 07:59:13 PM
That is a great deal for sure, thanks for sharing. A word of caution, the Tayda metal film resistors I recently purchased did not have the tight 1% tolerance.... they were all over the place from 9k to 10.5k! Can't say these are the same, but I wouldn't expect much different.
The KOA Speer 1% metal films I have all measure practically spot on: 9.99k. If precision isn't really an issue, why not try 'em out.
+1 on those 1 cent 10uf caps from Tayda..... think I'll grab a 100 next time around!
One does not simply trust metal flim resistors from thailand ... I had a kit full of metal film resistors and they were all over the place !
Ive done myself out of 2 bucks :( lol
I'll let you know how i got with measuring. Prob wont be for a while until they show up though. I'll try and remember to update the thread
Edit: And if they arent within 1% -> refund :)
Quote from: chromesphere on February 23, 2012, 08:59:34 PM
Ive done myself out of 2 bucks :( lol
I'll let you know how i got with measuring. Prob wont be for a while until they show up though. I'll try and remember to update the thread
Edit: And if they arent within 1% -> refund :)
Yeah ! You should tell them via facebook ... or email .
Just make sure you're using a reliable and not jumpy multimeter so they will believe what you are saying .
Won't it cost a lot more than $3 to post them back?
Cost nothing to give bad feedback on Ebay, and will most likely get you your money back even threatening about it ::)
Hi Darron,
I've had this come up before (postage back costs more then the item). In those cases i usually say "postage cost is more than this item, so you have to arrange pick up". I usually get a response "just keep it".
Hey look, im not out to get free stuff, but if their advertising 1% tolerances and the values are all over the place, thats not my problem!
The guy hasnt even sent them yet so it might be a long wait till i can report the values!
Paul
Quote from: DavenPaget on February 23, 2012, 08:42:33 PM
One does not simply trust metal flim resistors from thailand
Sorry I just couldn't resist..
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5337/onedoesnotsimplytrustme.jpg)
HAHA!!! That has made my day, thanks vince!!!
Quote from: bluesdevil on February 23, 2012, 07:59:13 PM
That is a great deal for sure, thanks for sharing. A word of caution, the Tayda metal film resistors I recently purchased did not have the tight 1% tolerance.... they were all over the place from 9k to 10.5k! Can't say these are the same, but I wouldn't expect much different.
The KOA Speer 1% metal films I have all measure practically spot on: 9.99k. If precision isn't really an issue, why not try 'em out.
+1 on those 1 cent 10uf caps from Tayda..... think I'll grab a 100 next time around!
I've noticed this too. Although Tayda and Futurlec are both pretty inconsistent with what brands they give you. Sometimes I get resistors that are clearly Xicons, sometimes other brands that look well made, and sometimes really chinsy ones. They all work, but then some batches don't have tight tolerances.
Quote from: chromesphere on February 27, 2012, 06:18:29 PM
Hey look, im not out to get free stuff, but if their advertising 1% tolerances and the values are all over the place, thats not my problem!
yeah. i understand. i'n not judging. if that's what they are advertising then they are liable to be held to it (:
i wonder if they will be the ones with hair thin leads on them. the australian's here who shop at Jaycar might know what i'm talking about...
Quote from: darron on February 27, 2012, 08:03:13 PM
Quote from: chromesphere on February 27, 2012, 06:18:29 PM
Hey look, im not out to get free stuff, but if their advertising 1% tolerances and the values are all over the place, thats not my problem!
yeah. i understand. i'n not judging. if that's what they are advertising then they are liable to be held to it (:
i wonder if they will be the ones with hair thin leads on them. the australian's here who shop at Jaycar might know what i'm talking about...
Do the leads are iron/steel ? Do a magnet stick to the the leads (not the body of the resistor). I hate iron legs.
Really Jaycar? The resistors ive bought from jaycar are lightyears ahead of the futurlec resistors i've been getting of late. Really thick strong leads, good quiality tape, and of course, accurate values. They are more expensive however, hence why i switched to futurlec.
the new ones i've gotten from jaycar these days (hallam and springvale at least) came in a little cardboard printed packet. nothing like what they used to be. IE compared to the old jaycar ones, altronics etc.
i always assumed they are just tin plated? never thought about them being steel... hmm....
I just noticed your in melbourne too. :D
I havent had any of the dodgy ones yet (ringwood jaycar), maybe their cutting costs. Shame the old ones were pretty good quality.
The one I encountered were not from Jaycar. They were in a mixed parts lot. I had putted them to the garbage.
by the way.... in the ringwood store i once found a heap of 0.12uf tropical fish caps in the green cap section, naturally bought them all. so maybe ringwood jaycar goes rouge sometimes? haha. that definitely wasn't their 'usual' stock.
anyway... a bit OT.. sorry.
damn it!...they won't deliver to the congo.... :icon_frown:
Just ordered 600 for myself. I'll test mine when I get them in.... a month :-\
Just received mine today, will test them when i get home tonight. Delivery wasnt too bad, about a week. Lead size looks pretty normal, like any other resistor i've ordered (futurlec, tayda etc). Yeah...phycially, they look like any other resistor i've seen so far. Truth will be in the testing!
Paul
Ok. Measured about 30 of the 10k resistors. Got bored :) All checked out, of the 30 i only had one that was more the .5% tolerance. So its all clear if you ask me? What are you waiting for? 2 bucks for 300x10k & 300x100k resistors. Go get em :)
Paul
cool, cheers paul.. ;)
so as long as you don't ive in the congo its all good...yay!..!!!.. ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 05, 2012, 03:58:51 AM
cool, cheers paul.. ;)
so as long as you don't ive in the congo its all good...yay!..!!!.. ;D
lol! had to google it :D Looking at the google image results they have bigger problems then .5% tolerances :icon_eek: