Sourcing Parallax Parts in Australia.
James Alexander Shield
Posts: 13
Does anyone know where to acquire the Propeller Protoboard in Australia? I live in Perth, Western Australia, and I would like to get back into electronics and from what I can see is that the Propeller Chips looks like a load of fun to work with.
Thanks
~JShield
Thanks
~JShield
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I'm also located in Perth.
The Oz distributor for the Propeller is R.T.Nollet, in Melbourne, Vic.
His web address is www.nollet.com.au/index.htm.
kenmac
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Perth, Western Australia
Time Zone = GMT + 8
Get all that stuff from RON, he will look after you!
Dave M
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
not sure what I will do with it yet.
However I have been trying to build a Flight Capable Wireless Access Point so the propeller may be suited for flight control.
Otherwise Daleks lots and lots of Daleks...
You mention you buy stuff from futurlec!
I urge you not too!, they are suppliers of COUNTERFEIT IC's. I know this from experience. The guy that runs it ( an aussie ) is a scammer!
Other ( GENUINE) suppliers you can use for general electronics in oz..
ELECTUS DISTRIBUTION, CLARKE & SEVERN, ARROW, FARNELL, DONTRONICS, MODTRONIX, ROBOT PARTS..
overseas...
DIGIKEY, MOUSER , NEWARK
and of course RT.NOLLET for Parallax gear
regards
Dave M
From Sydney Oz.
That is a fairly serious accusation (leaving you open to legal liability) given you provided no evidence to backup your claim.
Care to elaborate ?
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
Threads like these follow me like the plague it seems
I ordered some LM2595T-5.0 NATIONAL SEMI SWITCHING REGULATORS from him, ( about a year ago)
they took 2-3 weeks to get to me, I placed them in a prototype board and could not get them to work, I sent the board to a friend of mine who tested it and said it was some other kind of regulator device, I informed FUTURLEC and they sent me replacements. ( this took 4 more weeks mind you) , they tried to tell me there was no problem.
The counterfeit devices looked ok but when I compared it to the replacements the printing was very different, I looked at the national semi spec sheet and they have standards for marking, the counterfeits did not match the specifications, also the small indent hole was missing. When I sent numerous emails to him he never acknowledged my concerns, he just sent me the replacements.
beside this issue with futurlec , they are the worst in delivery promises, do a google search on futurlec and you will see that others have had similar issues, also there is no PHONE NO ANYWHERE to contact them. They supposed to have ofices in the US but I beleive they are fake.
If you don't believe just me, then try this link
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Futurlec
regards
Dave M
No problem, that is some form of evidence to back up your accusation. You can't just go and slander a company with no evidence, it's against the law (for good reason). Now you have provided some backup for it you may have a defense if someone came after you.
I never said I did not believe you, I inferred you made a libelous statement with no evidence to back it up.
I've just ordered 5 of the above regulators from said supplier (2 days ago). I'll be very interested to see what turns up then.
On the other side of the coin, I've been using them for 2 years and never had an issue.
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
Just to add to that question based on the remainder of the thread. The protoboard is conspicuously absent from the nollet.com.au website, which is why after pawning a kidney for shipping I order mine direct from Parallax. Perhaps the Perth based Prop users would be interested in pooling our resources and doing group buys to try and mitigate the shipping hit somewhat?
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
No probs mate, Did you do a google search on futurlec, you be surprised at what you see!
What kind of components do you buy from them, I now get EVERTHING I need from elswhere, The other week someone posted a link to OCTOPART.COM, I now use this frequently to see who supplies a particular device, you also get a side by side comparision of price and stock and spec sheets as well.
regards
Dave M
the question however is how to go about it.
I have done a google search, and I'm not surprised. Their customer service is *shocking* and their lead and delivery times can be abysmal. Having said that, I have always received precisely what I paid for, even if it has taken 21 days to turn up. Maybe I've been lucky [noparse]:)[/noparse]
I use them for anything from Semis to Passives. If they have it listed, it's often less than half the price available locally (*if* its even available locally) and not much I do is urgent so I can afford to wait a bit. If it's that urgent I use RS and have it in 2 days at 6 times the price.
Just to bring this back on topic (a little anyway), I notice they have a Propeller based board listed now!
Their prices on some basic semis are great, but the specialist stuff DS and MAXIM can be a bit spendy. Having said that I like the "one stop shop" bit.
One thing that does concern me is they _do_ store your CC on record (and don't ask for any verification beyond your account password for future orders!), and there is _no_ way to change your shipping details or password once you have registered, so choose a complex password off the bat!
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
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Now, all shipping from the US is fairly expensive. Parallax have a great service, typically 5-7 days to Australia. 8-9 days for Digikey and Future Electronics (not the company you referred to - just checked).
I mainly reside on the Gold Coast but visit Gosford (Sydney) regularly.
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Links to other interesting threads:
· Home of the MultiBladeProps:· SixBladeProp, TriBladeProp
· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
· Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
· Search the Propeller forums (via Google)
My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm
I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Need to make your prop design easier or secure? Get a PropMod has crystal, eeprom, and programing header in a 40 pin dip 0.7" pitch module with uSD reader, and RTC options.
For parts in around 7 days
X-On has a tie-up with Mouser - free freight and customs brokerage on Mouser parts over $200
Farnell will bring in (non competing) Newark parts for about $30 courier fee
RS has a similar arrangement for Allied parts
For parts in around 3 days
Get a MyUS virtual mail box in miami. I send the instruction to ship late Friday night AEST, goods usually arrive Monday at noon AEST via DHL. Great for US ebay purchases etc.
McTrivia I reckon those modules will turn up after about a week, will keep you informed.
tubular
(Melbourne)
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Need to make your prop design easier or secure? Get a PropMod has crystal, eeprom, and programing header in a 40 pin dip 0.7" pitch module with uSD reader, and RTC options.
he does not have it on his own site though - don't know why !
Regards,
John Twomey
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'Necessity is the mother of invention'
Those who can, do.Those who can’t, teach.
<extract from email>
prices calculated on the exchange being 0.63..0.64
32212 Protoboard $66.00
32812 USB protoboard $77.00
32111 Propeller professional development board $330.00
Propeller dip version chip $22.00
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Links to other interesting threads:
· Home of the MultiBladeProps:· SixBladeProp, TriBladeProp
· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
· Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
· Search the Propeller forums (via Google)
My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm
I confirm that RTN is the place to go. I've worked closely with all of the Parallax distributors and Ron is a loyal, reliable, and cost-effective source of Parallax parts.
Ken Gracey
I found when going after the parts I needed for my boards that I could obtain everything from two different US sources so the freight cost could be shared amongst all the parts. Often, it is not necessarily the best to buy the cheapest IC. Ron's price is not expensive when you consider the freight.
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Links to other interesting threads:
· Home of the MultiBladeProps:· SixBladeProp, TriBladeProp
· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
· Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
· Search the Propeller forums (via Google)
My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm
66 Bucks for a proto board? Man that's a wakeup call..
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.
also the propBus was recorded as being $175AUD
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Links to other interesting threads:
· Home of the MultiBladeProps: TriBladeProp, SixBladeProp, website (Multiple propeller pcbs)
· Prop Tools under Development or Completed (Index)
· Emulators (Micros eg Altair, and Terminals eg VT100) - index
· Search the Propeller forums (via Google)
My cruising website is: ·www.bluemagic.biz·· MultiBladeProp is: www.bluemagic.biz/cluso.htm
Oh, we don't have problems sourcing, it was more about the most cost effective way of organising shipping and where to get stuff in a hurry if it was required.
I think Perth is reaching critical mass [noparse]:)[/noparse]
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Cardinal Fang! Fetch the comfy chair.