Futurlec + IC's

Anyone have any dealings, good or bad, with Futurlec?

I am always wary of any company that does not have a 'White Pages' listing.

I am wanting four LM3909 IC's.

Apart from above, anyone have four they would like to sell me?

JERD

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"JERD"

** Futurlec Pty Ltd was de-registered in August 2005 and then re-registered in June 2006.

The 2/136 Broadmeadow Road address is a home unit in Newcastle.

** Why on earth do you want those long obsolete ICs??

Never heard of " flashing leds " ??

Even DS sell a bunch of types.

BTW:

It is NOT encouraging to find that the pdf data sheet linked to LM3909 by Futurlec is in fact for the LM301.

..... Phil

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Few problems with them apart from slow delivery and screwing up the occasional order from what I've heard. Plenty of opinions in usenet archives.

They have a local number:

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If you are worried about credit card security (you shouldn't be), you can always stick to eBay and companies which accept PayPal.

This mob have them:

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and Ebay too:

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David L. Jones

Hi Phil,

I have very old PC cards with LM3909's on, hence the reason for straight replacement.

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JERD

Thanks Dave,

I tried eBay search just for 'LM3909' and returned nothing, apart for one company with minimum order of $250!

Tnx yr reply

JERD

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Trap for young players. You've gotta check the magic "Worldwide" check box.

Dave.

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David L. Jones

Thanks Dave,

Something else I learnt today!

JERD

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JERD

hi, i just recently ordered a heap of voltage converter ic`s and rf chokes and other stuff from futurelec , all parts there and ok . i have also ordered from them a few times over the last few years, they sell a pretty good eprom programmer for about 100 $

mark k

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mark krawczuk

I ordered some 7555 CMOS 555 timer IC's and they supplied a non CMOS low power variant from Hitachi, a HA17555. I couldn't use them in my circuit and sent them an email telling them what the problem was. About a month later they did sent some real 7555's for no charge but by then I'd had to buy them from Farnell instead

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Mark Harriss

I ordered some items from them, and unfortunately they didn't process my order due to some sort of 'problem with my credit card', but once I chased it up they shipped very quickly and everything was well packed. Their prices aren't so bad IMO, and they answer their emails quickly, so I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again..

Regards,

Ross..

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Ross Vumbaca

I thought I might have learned something interesting too, but just where is this check box????

I even tried searching for "worldwide check box" but that did not find anything useful. Perhaps that is because I did not have it checked when searching?

Andy Wood snipped-for-privacy@trap.ozemail.com.au

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under advanced search, hidden near the bottom of the selections.

Then you only have 3 mouse operations to go:

Location ======== (*) Only show items: (*) From preferred locations (drop box) [World Wide.]

but it works :-)

Cheers Don...

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Don McKenzie

Here it is:

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You only get it after you do a search. I'm not sure what Don's talking about, I only need a single click (and it auto-refreshes the search). Although eBay does has different user interface display options.

Also, the "Completed listings" box above it is the other magic button to show you what things have actually sold for in the last 3 months.

Actually I've sometimes had to use ebay.com instead of ebay.com.au because some items just don't show up in the Oz site even though the seller will ship to Oz. Ebay can be temperamental sometimes.

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David L. Jones

I've purchased from them quite a few times and have been impressed with speed. On one occasion there was a problem when my card had been renewed and they emailed and said there was a problem. . could I provided correct details. This involved 3 exchanges of emails that were very quick indeed and included the name of the person with whom I was dealing.

HOWEVER, when I have had a 'technical' enquiry (like illegible/incorrect datasheet or other detail wrong - maybe 4 occasions) I have never received a reply despite addressing the email, serially, to up to three Futurlec addresses. This disappointed me as I had been impressed with speed and accuracy of service. FWIW Dave

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I bought a PIC development board from them without problem. It was shipped from the manufacturer in Thailand rather than from Futurlec but the delivery time was quite acceptable and the product is OK

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yep, that's easier than my method Dave, and gives you the option if the OZ search doesn't produce results.

The menu you see is basically the same.

Don...

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