<br>This question comes up regularly on every bay area geek-centric mailing list.<br><br>Short answer: no (sadly). <br><br>While there is Fry's, Al Lasher (Berkeley), and Radio Shack, they typically have a very limited range of components. <br>
<br>Best local bet is Jameco, assuming if they carry it. It's not retail per se, but you can order on-line and pick it up will-call to avoid shipping charges (usually ready in a few hours). <br>I personally find the delivery worth it to avoid the drive to Redwood City.<br>
<br>If you don't know about <a href="http://findchips.com">findchips.com</a> and <a href="http://octopart.com">octopart.com</a>, they are good for comparing supplier pricing and availability. <br><br>Surplus places are cheap and cool, but typically won't have a particular part: Mightyohm has a list<br>
<a href="http://mightyohm.com/wiki/resources:surplus#san_francisco_bay_area">http://mightyohm.com/wiki/resources:surplus#san_francisco_bay_area</a><br><br>HTH<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Phil Spitler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phil@bonfirelabs.com">phil@bonfirelabs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word;">Are there any stores in the Bay Area that sell a lot of electrical components?<div>
<br></div><div>I want to do a project that requires this part:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; empty-cells: show; background-color: white;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
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AQW280EH</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></form></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><br></div><div>I can find them online but it kills me to pay $10 shipping for a $3 IC.</div><div>
<br></div><div>Any ideas?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>
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