Catalog Surplus
- Above All Electronic Surplus
- All Electronics Corporation
- One of my favorites for hobby and professional
- Alltech Electronics & Computer Chopper!
- Alltronics Home Page
- Al's Surplus
- B.G. Micro
- Alltronics Home Page
- (Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog)
- B.G. Micro Catalog Page
- Black Feather
- Electronics Cameras Micro Cameras Mini Cameras Lazers
- MPJA Electronics Mail Order Co.
- Main page for Marlin P. Jones & Associates
- Marlin P. Jones & Assoc. Inc.
- Great source for miniature video cameras, power supplies, and related stuff
- Electronic Solutions, Inc. - Roxboro,NC
- Electronic Surplus Online! Anything Electronic.
- Excess Solutions Home Page
- ESR Electronics
- Goldmine Home Page
- Electronic Surplus Online! Anything Electronic.
- Lots of good stuff that some of the others miss.
- Goldmine Product 2
- Direct link to download their extensive catalog. Caution - about 8 megabytes but worth it
- HSC Electronic Supply - Home Page
- Another really good catalog source
- Information Unlimited - Science Projects, Electronics Kits, Lasers, Tesla Coils, High Voltage Engineering, Plans, Books, Parts, Kits
- MECI - Surplus Electronics - Mendelson's Electronics Co., Inc.
- Great source for motors, solenoids, as well as regular stuff.
- Mouser Electronics, Distributor of Electronic Components
- Very comprehensive source of first line parts
- MPJA Electronics Mail Order Co.
- Yeah it's a duplicate - they have that much good stuff.
- RA Enterprises Home Page
- Unicorn Electronics Home Page
- eio electronics
- Unicorn Electronics Home Page
- Surplus Electronics and Computer Parts
- surpluselectronics.com
- Surplus Electronic and Excess Electronic Parts
- surplustuff.com
- Surplus Electronic Parts, Tubes, Equipment, Technical Manuals Misc. Surplus Items.
- LOCK BOX FRONTS-POST OFFICE MAIL BOX LOCK BOXES
- ESP Home Page
- Sell and buy leftover stuff. Nothing to do with the OTHER abbreviation :)
- Electronic Discount Sales
- Electronic Discount Sales - Products
- xcess.com
- Electronic Discount Sales - Products
- Surplus Electronic and Excess Electronic Parts
- Viking International
- long play recorder and electronic surveillance equipment
- Weirdstuff
- Well not THAT weird, but enough way cool stuff to watch the page
- Bay Area Computer
- Mainly computer components
- www.seetron.com
- Nuts & Volts Magazine
- Catcomb2.htm
- SURPLUS TRADERS - SURPLUS VALUES FOR QUANTITY USERS!
- Joe Reaves / N6FRA Ham Radio & Coin Page
- Nuts & Volts Magazine
Electronic Publications
- Electronic Component News (ECN)
- Another source for parts hunting
- EDN
- more neat stuff
- EDN Products Edition
- Good general part write-ups and info
- Electronic Design
- Just about everything from chips to sensors, memory, all sorts of writeups and circuit hints
- EE Times
- News, lots of manufacturer links.
- Product File
- Parts and new component announcements - heavy on wireless and surface mount.
- Wireless Design and Development
- Lots of chips and other stuff reviewed monthly.
- Product Design and Development
- Mechanical fittings, packaging, indicators, sensors, mounting, optical, cabling, wire & cable, switches, etc.
- EE Design Center - QuestLink Technology - Integrated Circuits by Semiconductor Manufacturers or via the IC Index Chip Directory Categories: Processors, Memory, Logic, Microprocessors, Communications, DSPs/Digital Signal Processors, Microcontrollers
- DataSheet Search Engines
- Chip directory
- Information Gatekeepers Group, Inc.
- Nuts & Volts Magazine
- Monitoring Times
- DataSheet Search Engines
Electronic Components
- www.national.com/design/ - the Design Engineer Resource
- National Semiconductor Chip Central This is one of THE best sites for engineers looking for specs on chips. They have every single one of their data sheets on line. This is an excellent resource for roughing in the building blocks for almost anything electronic.
- Order National Semiconductor's Datasheets on CD-ROM
- Shortcut to National Semi data sheets on CD Rom
- The Blue LED FAQ
- Want to play with blue LEDs? Make your creation really shine. This fellow is an expert on all kinds of light producing devices.
- HYPER-EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUP INDEX
- PANDUIT Products
Distributors
- PANDUIT Products
- Sales organizations for all sorts of electronic stuff. Some of these links are specific for Texas. Also some technical links are mixed in. You know how it is when you click Bookmark | File Bookmark on Netscape while boss is hovering over your shoulder waiting for a part number.
- Wyle Electronics
- Amps, Analog, DSP, timers, RF, display drivers, interface, mux, sample, power management. Analog devices, Harris, IMP, Motorola, National, TI
- A&R Home Page
- amerinind.com Semiconductors
- OnLineTech linecard
- How to Contact QT Optoelectronics - TEXAS
- Chip directory - Chip distributors in USA
- Arlington Electronic Wholesalers, Inc.
- amerinind.com Semiconductors
- Electronic Equipment Supplies & Components, Cables, Fiber Optics, Enclosures & Racks, Connectors; Distributor
- All Electronics Corporation
- Need small quantities to production volume of stuff? Their whole catalog is on line. I have personally bought LOTS of stuff from them both hobby and professionally.
- Welcome to Mectronic Net
- MECI - Surplus Electronics - Mendelson's Electronics Co., Inc.
Transformers, inductors, etc.
- IF it's magnetic it goes in here. Note: New magnetics folks are springing up. If you discover them on the web please pass them along.
- PICO electronics
- Pricey, but lots of neat DC to DC converter components, pulse transformers, inductors
- Prem Magnetics Inc
- One of the best magnetics folks. I use a lot of their products. email sales@premmag.com, tech@premmag.com
(815) 385-2700, fax (815) 385-8578
Crystals, VCOs, filters, etc.
- Any high Q device data sheets and companies go here.
- Electro Dynamics Crystal Corp.
- edc@electrodynamics.com
- Princeton Electronic Systems
- pes@pesinc.com
- Vectron International
- crystal and SAW filters, oscillators, synthesizers, clock & data recovery modules
- Piezo Crystal Company
- SC cut quartz crystal resonators and ovenized crystal controlled oscillators.
- Precision Devices, Inc.
- Specialty Crystals sales@pdixtal.com
1-800-274-XTAL fax (608) 831-3343
surface mount crystals, thru hole, radio crystals, microP crystals?
Chip Manufacturers
- If it's an integrated circuit, it goes here. If it's also other stuff, put copies in appropriate other folders such as opto, modem, etc.
- Chip directory
- Dallas Semiconductor Corp: Home Page
- Need Y2K compliant real time clocks? Watchdog circuits? Security dongles? Nonvolatile tags? They have it!
- DATABOOKSHELF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT DATABOOK DATA SHEETS
- Hitachi Technical Documents Search Page - Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc.
- Here is a great 1st and 2nd source for various memory, uP, and other imbedded system building blocks
- www.national.com/design/ - the Design Engineer Resource
- National Semiconductor Chip Central - Yes you have seen this link further up the page. It's THAT important.
- Order National Semiconductor's Datasheets on CD-ROM
- Slow internet connection? Tired of those LONG downloads? Order their CD ROM.
- Sgs Thompson | BOOKSHOP
- SGS-Thompson data books
- Texas Instruments
- TI main home page We used their data books in college to find JEDEC pinouts of various parts
Analog
- Analog, audio, power, communications devices. Anything that doesn't just do 1's and 0's including mixed signal devices
- Exar product page
- Products by Exar corp
- Maxim
- All sorts of interface and power chips. Rather long lead times when you need production volume. They make a lot of nifty power and interface chips such as the MAX232. Also they make RF devices.
- Sipex
- Analog signal processing and interfacing
- TDK Semiconductor Corp.
- Modem chips, audio amplifiers, transducers, lots of audio and some RF stuff.
- TelCom Semiconductor
- Analog and mixed signal
- Temic Semiconductor
- RF components, SONET and other high speed infrared components. They make a VERY fast LED for IRDA and AFSK systems.
- OKI Semiconductor
- ASIC, telecom, RF, network, and memory devices. Also lots of other nifty components.
Memory
- Memory chips
- Dallas Semiconductor Corp: Year 2000-Compliant Clocks
- OKI Semiconductor
- ASIC, telecom, RF, network, and memory devices
- SGS Thompson
- Memory, EEprom, RAM, flash, EPROM, etc.
- Many outfits who specialize in other devices also make memory chips.
- Dallas Semiconductor Corp: Year 2000-Compliant Clocks
Microcontrollers
- A microcontroller is a self contained chip with CPU, ROM/EPROM/EEPROM/FLASH, RAM, and peripherals in a single device. They are used for such things as VCRs, printers, microwave ovens, pay phones, Furbys, and other similar products.
- Microchip
- PIC processors, other really neat stuff. Complete product info on line. If you want to start playing with uCs, this is one of the best supported product lines for the amateur or beginner as well as the professional embedded system designer. They have a nice set of assembly tools you can download, debuggers, data sheets, links to list servs and newsgroups supporting PIC developers, and lots of info on how you can be building your own PIC based gadgets on your kitchen table and writing code for them on the PC.
Microprocessors
- A microprocessor is a CPU on a chip which may contain other system components, but usually requires external memory or peripherals. The line between microcontroller and microprocessor grows more blurred with each passing year, and I'm too lazy to duplicate every single entry that could be arguable called either type of device - LOL.
- HP Products Listing
- Microchip
- PIC processors, other really neat stuff. Complete product info on line
- OKI Semiconductor
- ASIC, telecom, RF, network, and memory devices
- Zilog, Inc. -- Technical Product Information
- The main jumping off point for selecting Zilog parts for your next fantastic gadget
- Z180 Microprocessors
- Need to figure out the innards of the '180 family? Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
- HP Products Listing
Optoelectronics
- Displays, LEDs, photosensors, related support circuitry, IRDA, relays, isolators, fiber optic. Light up your project.
- HP Products Listing
- One of the major league players in optoelectronic components of all kinds
- Opto Technology
- Super high output LEDs. Build yourself a solid state flashlight or daylight visible warning indicator
- Coto Technology
- Solid state relays
- Gilway Technical Lamp
- LEDs, surface, thru-hole, indicators, IR, ultra-brite, arrays, edge, etc.
- Temic Semiconductor
- Send live video across the room on pulsed infrared with super fast IR LEDs. Also RF components
- Texas Opto Products
- QT Optoelectronics Products
- A great 2nd (or 1st) source for that lit up project.
- Light Emitting Diodes from Gilway Technical Lamp (LEDs)
- Need surface mount? Here is one of the first places I got those little fireflies from to decorate a circuit board.
- Siemens Microelectronics Home
- Here is their central page for chips and stuff.
- Siemens Microelectronics - Optoelectronics - Fiber Optic Products
- Shortcut right to the fiber stuff
Radio Modems
- Lots of resources for packet radio building blocks and other wireless LANs
- Exar Chip directory
- One of the first outfits to build mixed signal devices such as timers, tone generator/decoders, audio PLLs
- Developer Information: packet
- More useful stuff to learn about packet radio
- Exar product page
- Products by Exar corp
- Exar Digital to Analog Converters
- Shortcut to D-A page
- FAR Circuits Catalog
- Infoseek: The Entertainment Channel
- Link may have expired but had lots of good stuff when I was there.
- OKI Semiconductor
- ASIC, telecom, RF, network, and memory devices Yep it's also listed elsewhere on page
- MxCom Data Bulletin Files
- Data bulletins from MxCom
- MxCom Db604 data sheet
- Data sheet on radio modem chip probably V.23 tones Acrobat Reader required to view
- RTX-12 Radio Modem
- A turnkey black box but still handy to learn about telemetry
- SV2AGW Windows95 Packet Radio Software - AmberNet-UK
- Text file for modifications to Alinco
- Alinco DR110 modification page. How to run G3RUH 9600 baud speed thru this radio
- TDK Semiconductor Corp.
- USCC-4 Info
- The Baycom packet modem implements the protocol in your PC, saving some hardware.
- V.23 chip from TDK data sheet
- Adobe Acrobat format data sheet of 73M223 modem from TDK
- Data sheet of DB614 modem chip from MXCOM
- Data Bulletin Files
Real-Time Clocks
- Any sites related to RTCs, battery backed, etc. If you discover any other RTC manufacturers on the web please let me know. A lot of them are still only paper books and CD-Roms.
- Dallas Semiconductor (main)
- home web page on data book cover
- Dallas Semiconductor Corp: Year 2000-Compliant Clocks
- Shortcut to Selection Guide for Y2K compliant real time clocks (mainly for PC motherboards)
RF chips
- If it's wireless, it goes in here
- Temic Semiconductor
- Need 1 ghz and above PLL components? They make them
- Fujitsu Microelectronics
- PLL chips. very small surface mount up to 2500 mhz.
- OKI Semiconductor
- Yeah you've seen them before LOL. ASIC, telecom, RF, network, and memory devices
- Mini-Circuits
- Mixers, amps, filters, a lot of passives as well. Huge catalog
- RF Micro Devices
- low noise amplifiers, low cost cell phone components
Switching Regulators
- Switching power regulator manufacturers
- National Semiconductor Products Catalog: Analog - Regulators
- Shortcut to regulator selections at National.
- Analog Devices home page
- They make all kinds of stuff including power supply components
- www.national.com/design/ - the Design Engineer Resource
- Check out their Simple Switcher devices. I've built stuff with those that take a licking and keep on - well, you know.
- Seiko Devices
- LCDs, switchers, misc display and power components
- Texas Instruments
- They make switching regulators too.
- Chip directory
Connectors etc.
- Headers, RF connectors, adapters, fittings
- Connectors, labels, etc.
Switches, pushbuttons, etc.
- switches of all kinds
- E-Switch
- info@e-switch.com
- There are a lot more sources for switches but I haven't had to hunt them down yet. If you find them on the web, please pass it along.
Antennas, feedlines, etc.
- If it is an antenna, it goes here.
- Cushcraft
- Antennas from30 mhz to 38 ghz. Also coax cable, fittings, and accessories.
- Maxrad
- Antennas from 27 mhz to 2.6 ghz I personally use and specify a LOT of these because of their economical cost and performance in the field. It you just need a good antenna without spending a fortune this is an excellent source.
- AD Electronics
- Low cost miniature RF connectors
- Honda Connectors
- Fiber and wired connectors
- EF Johnson components
- Johnson radio components - SMA, SMB, other tiny RF connectors
- Leoco
- SCSI and similar connectors
- Major League Electronics
- Connectors, headers, etc.
- Maxconn inc
- RJ 45 multiport connectors etc.
- Power Dynamics Inc.
- DIN, D-sub, SCSI, DC jacks, battery holders, cords, phone jacks, IEC connectors, etc.
- Samtec
- Connectors of all kinds
- Shoygo International
- Plugs, jacks, etc.
- Connectors, Tools & Kits
- Connectors, labels, etc.
Fiber Optics
- Stuff specifically for building fiber optic into your project
- I know there have been more pages put on the web since I was hunting for plastic fiber. Please pass them along.
- FIBER OPTICS Intro
- FIBER OPTICS Intro
- FIBER OPTICS Intro
- alternative URL
- CI&M Plastic Optical Fiber installed in Beta Site Networks
- Shortcut to plastic fiber writeup
- Welcome to the Broadband Guide
- Main page
- Fiber Optic Cable Technical and Supplier Links
- Fiber Optic CableTutorial
- Fiber Optics - Electronix Express Online Electronics Catalog
- Fiber Optics - Electronix Express Online Electronics Catalog
- The Tech Library and Tech Support Center for Voice, Data, and Video
- SIEMENS Fiber Optics - Information on Plastic Fiber comp.
- LUMILEEN OPTICAL FIBER
- Fiber Optic CableTutorial
- Lumileen plastic optical fiber is available in three grades, based on optical transmission value. They are - in order of increasing light transmission efficiency - Commercial, Industrial, and Optical grades. Heat Resistant grades can withstand much higher operating temperatures than the Commercial, Industrial, and Optical grades, but have a higher optical attenuation.
- Optical Switch, Fibre Optic Switch, FiberSwitch
- HSPN - High Speed Plastic Network
- Copper Cable Replaced by Plastic Optical Fiber
- POLY-OPTICAL’S PRODUCT/SERVICE OVERVIEW
- HP Plastic Optical Fiber and HCS© Fiber Cable and Connectors for Versatile Link
- Mitsubishi: Plastic Optical Fiber for Data Communication
- Mitsubishi: ESKAMEGA Plastic Optical Fiber as ATM Standard
- Hitachi Cable,Ltd. Heat Shrinkable Tubing, Plastic Optical Fibers
- Fiber Optics Glossary
- Fiber Optic Project for a Science Fair
- Plastic Optical Fibers: SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1592
- Ros Warren's Project Page
- Fiberoptic Engineering Corporation Home Page
- InWave Corporation Engineering and Manufacturing
- HSPN - High Speed Plastic Network
- Plastic Optical Fiber signs
- Welcome to Flexi-Light
- PAVNET - Plastic and VCSEL Network
- Plastic Optical Fiber Newsletter (POF)
- Publications From IGI Group
- Fiberoptics Technology, Inc. - Home Page
- Plastic Optical Fiber LUMINOUS
- Plastic Fiber Link
- Fiberoptics Forum by thread
- PAVNET - Plastic and VCSEL Network
- I know there have been more pages put on the web since I was hunting for plastic fiber. Please pass them along.
Keypads
- Unless it plugs into a PC or a network, you probably need some means of entering info into your new gadget.
- Wyoming Enterprises, Inc.
Standard off the shelf keypads
- Grayhill Products
Custom and SemiCustom keypad sources
- Keypads from Elite Sales
- Eastprint Inc. Keypads
- ARC-USA, keypads, connectors, rubber, assemblies, polydomes, membrane switches, keypad graphics
- Essex Electronics, Inc. - Reliable, Vandal Resistant, Outdoor, Weatherproof Keypads and Keyless Entry Access Control Systems
- Rugged Keyboards
- PANELTEC, INC. - Custom membrane switches & full travel keyboards
- Membrane Switches & Control Panels - Jayco Interface Technology
- Jayco - Membrane Switches
- Eastprint Inc. Keypads
- Shortcut to membrane switch technical
- KeyFlex Australia Decals
- VanDahl
- VanDahl Nelson
- Membrane Switch Technologies
- Accurate Dial & Nameplate, Inc. - Main Menu
- Accurate Dial & Nameplate, Inc. - Overlays
- Nameplates for Industry Web Site
- Valmark: Membrane Products
- memtronik
- UNIFAB, INC. Screen Printing, Laser Cutting, & Membrane Switches
- Spectra Symbol
- 1. Low Key Corp.
- VanDahl
- Full-Service Membrane Switch Manufacturing -- Design, 15-Day Prototyping, Production, and Turn-Key Assembly of Custom Switches/Keyboards/Keypads and PC Encoders
- Products Technical Informations
- Membranes Switches, Graphic Overlays, Decals & Labels.
- LMMI.com
- Untitled document
- Membrane Switch Assemblies
- Prestige Graphics, Inc.
- Wyoming Enterprises, Inc.
Passive Components
- Resistor arrays, capacitors, etc.
- target=_newAVX Corp.
- Lots of capacitors and a few resistor arrays.
- Bourns
- Resistors and other stuff
- California Micro Devices
- IRC components
- Custom passive resistor, RC networks, voltage dividers in surface mount.
Located in Corpus Christi. (512) 992.3377 - KOA Speer Electronics
- Mini-Circuits
- Mixers, amps, filters, a lot of passives as well.
- Murata Electronics North America
- NIC Components Corp
- info@niccomp.com
Surface mount resistor arrays, SIPs, chips, carbon, metal, metal oxide thru-holes. - Paktron capacitors
- Mutilayer Polumer Film capacitors
- SEI Electronics
- Passive parts
- Sprague Goodman
- Trimmer capacitors and other components
- Isolated SMD resistor Search Results
- surface mount networks at Bourns
- KOA Speer Electronics
RS232 technical Links
- Serial Communications from TCJ
- Technical Publications: Communication Products
- The Simtel.Net MS-DOS Collection, simtelnet/msdos/commprog/
- Craig Peacock's Interfacing the PC.
- Lammert Bies: RS232 cable information
- Technical Publications: Communication Products
- One of the best nuts and bolts pages on RS232 interfacing
Radios
- Welcome to Optoelectronics Online
- Lots of affordable test equipment to keep your ham shack working right
- A.R. Electronics - CB, Ham Radio Accessories and Service
- artsci's Lost Users Manuals
- Need to set up that rig you bought at the swapfest? Look here.
- Motorola Portable Two-Way Radios
- Motorola commercial handheld radio info
- Motorola Mobile Two-Way Radios
- Motorola commercial land mobile radio info
- Wireless Modems
- More stuff on wireless telemetry
- Ham Radio
- Text file for modifications to Alinco
- Alinco DR110 modification page. How to run G3RUH 9600 baud speed thru this radio
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