[Boatanchors] Parts - was RS rant

[Rob Atkinson]

Pete WA2CWA mentioned recently that Allied Electronics was still in business.

I was pleased to find that they stock American caps, brands like
Cornell Dubilier and Illinois Capacitor.

Of course they aren't cheap but you get what you pay for.  Example:

http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70112307

http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70190247

For searching Mouser give google a try:

enter
site:mouser.com rubber bumpers

for example.  Scroll down through the results.

No. three is this:

http://www.mouser.com/search/refine.aspx?Ntk=P_MarCom&Ntt=116078037

73

Rob
K5UJ