[Noisebridge-discuss] Electronics supplies in SF?

Nate Lawson nate at root.org
Sun Jan 25 00:52:15 UTC 2009


Al Lasher's is good for basic parts but they don't have the extended
selection of Jameco. I go here for pin headers, wire, flux, etc. and
just to browse for fun. But if you want an exact part, mail order is
usually the best sadly.

-Nate

jim wrote:
>    i think i prefer electronics plus (in san 
> rafael on fourth street a few blocks west of 
> the freeway) to al lashers (i believe on 
> university in berkeley); as i recall they have 
> a broader line in the browsable retail section 
> than lashers does. 
>    isn't there an electronics retail place in 
> san mateo? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2009-01-24 at 09:38 -0800, Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> nothing in sf proper.
>>
>> closest ones are:
>>
>> hdb in palo alto
>> al lashers in berkeley
>> electronics plus in san rafael
>> jameco, although it's slow because you have to order everything from the 
>> catalog (even at the counter) but as pointed out if you get the wrong 
>> part they'll put it back.
>>
>> then it's fry's and hsc
>>
>> Jeff Keyzer wrote:
>>> I wish there was such a place, it would save me having to drive to 
>>> Jameco or  HSC.  The truth is now I usually order from Digikey.
>>>
>>> There's a list of places in the bay area to buy electronic stuff here, 
>>> but none are in SF.
>>>
>>> http://www.bluefeathertech.com/technoid/calswapindex.html
>>>
>>> If you have never been, a trip to HSC will open your eyes to what a real 
>>> electronics store is like.
>>>
>>> Jeff Keyzer
>>> jeff at mightyohm.com
>>>



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