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discrete SMD component assortments?

WhelzornWhelzorn Posts: 256
edited 2007-10-12 11:41 in General Discussion
I'm looking for a place to buy a set of SMD components. I really just need resistors and capacitors, but it'd be nice to have at least a full E24 (E96 would be better) set of resistors (20 each would be good) and 20 ea. of common capacitor values (is there a preferred list of cap values?).
anyway if someone knows of a place to get this, that would be great. I've seen such things online before, but they come in a fancy case and cost almost $200 for each component kit.
I saw a "Giant SMD Assortment" at Electronic Goldmine (www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G7128) but I get shivers thinking about having to test all those to separate out the values...

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  • SailerManSailerMan Posts: 337
    edited 2007-10-09 19:05
    I purchased my first kit from www.engineeringlab.com/.

    I also got one of these www.engineeringlab.com/supkiten.html at the same time... I was worth the money.

    Regards,
    Eric
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2007-10-10 10:20
    I really wonder about the need for a full range, but resistors are quite cheap and the gasoline or shipping to get the odd one that missing is a lot more. I can walk to my parts store in 10-20 minutes.

    I was just taking stock of my SMD components and trying to figure out why I bought what I did.
    All I have are 10K resistors, 0.1uf caps, and 1.0 uf caps.

    The 10k resistors and 0.1uf caps are to build a Sigma Delta ADC interface with the shortest possible leads.

    And the 1.0 caps are for MAX232 chips. I think I'll try to get some surface mount LEDs and 330ohm next.

    I have used the 0.1uf as bypass capacitors when I converted SMD chips to DIP. I have a tiny circuit board that adapts the SMD and since the + and - were adjacent, I was able to just pop in a by-pass capacitor.

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  • Jason-WIJason-WI Posts: 35
    edited 2007-10-10 17:43
    http://elexp.com/cmp_mdr1.htm

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  • bobledouxbobledoux Posts: 187
    edited 2007-10-11 13:50
    Dan's has very reasonably priced packages for the hobby user:

    http://www.danssmallpartsandkits.net/

    Look near the bottom of the page.
  • WhelzornWhelzorn Posts: 256
    edited 2007-10-12 03:40
    I like that box you pointed out SailerMan, but I don't know If I could pay $45 for it.
    And I hate to be 'that guy', but these websites you guys pointed out look really sketchy, lol. Dan's website is one HUGE page. how the hell am I supposed to navigate that thing??
    Anyway the best price to useful quantity ratio goes to elexp.com I think.
    Thanks!
  • SailerManSailerMan Posts: 337
    edited 2007-10-12 11:41
    Whelzorn, Yeah I too thought it was a little expensive, but it has been a life saver... between the resistors and capacitors , I have transistors, switches, Leds, Small ICs... All of my SMD stuff in one place... I had no problems with delivery from the place I mentioned above, but you are right about the DAN's sight... I started to look at it but quickly tired.

    Eric
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