Hello, I just searched LM358 on Amazon and found 3 pages. You can even get 100 delivered tomorrow for $9.99. Amazon is often a great choice for parts, especially if you are in a hurry like me. lol Now actually there is a problem that manufactures long ago went to surface mount parts, and few places are making or carrying thru hole parts. Yes, I hate it too but that is the way it is. There are nifty little adapter boards though that will adapt a surface mount 8 pin IC to a dip. Surface mount parts are often much cheaper too, much... 73 Chuck K8LBHWinter Park, FL
-----------------------------------------From: "Alan Bloom" To: "Elecraft Reflector" Cc: Sent: Monday October 18 2021 5:38:20PM Subject: [Elecraft] Parts availability Recently I tried to order some electronic parts for a project I am working on. In the old days (like, a year ago) I would just get on the Digi-Key web site, order what I want, and it would arrive in the mail in a few days. These days, there are a LOT of parts on the Digi-Key web site that show no availability. I wanted to buy 10 standard, run-of-the-mill LM358 op-amps in an 8-pin DIP package. This is a 25 cent part that has been around for decades. They had none in stock in that quantity, from any manufacturer. I ended up ordering a couple in the old-fashioned TO-5 metal can package for *10 bucks each*. At least they did have some of those in stock. I also wanted to buy a ceramic capacitor assortment. They listed 6 assortments that would have worked for me, but all were out of stock. Manufacturers with "just in time" parts ordering systems are in a world of hurt these days. Fortunately I don't think Elecraft ever went down that path. Alan N1AL ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft /> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm /> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net [1] Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html /> Message delivered to myflyertra...@cfl.rr.com Links: ------ [1] http://www.qsl.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com