Back when I was young, I lived in a big city where there were stores that sold electronic parts. Whether I needed a 50 cent capacitor or a $2 box of resistirs, I just went and bought them.
With the exception of the "overpriced" Radio Shack stores (which have become very lacking in many parts), there are no stores to buy parts anymore. From what I have heard, even the big cities lack these stores anymore. And I now live in a rural area. There is NO place to buy electronic parts around here. Even the old TV-Radio repair store went out of business several years ago, and he used to sell me a capacitor or whatever I needed while he was still in buisiness.
I'm not in the electronic business. I'm just handy with repairing some electronic items, and occasionally I am somewhat of a hobbiest.
But it seems that most of the mail order electronic parts companies have a minimum of at least $50, or if they do not have that minimum, they will charge an outrageous shipping fee, (like $10 for a one dollar capacitor). At those rates, it's just nopt practical or even possible to fix stuff. I just threw a farily decent flat screen computer monitir in the junk pile in my garage, because it has a bulged PS capacitor. Getting this cap. would have cost me close to $15, and there is no guarantee that is the reason the monitor quit working. IN the old days, I would have paid $2 for the cap, replaced it, and if that did not work, then I would have either done further testing, or junked it, and would only be out $2.
But for this monitor, risking spending $15 did not seem practical, when I found (and bought) an identical monitor on Ebay for $30 (shipping included). At least that was a sure bet that it would work, since the seller had a guarantee.
Anyhow, does anyone of here know of any mail order company that will sell small orders, without any minimum order size, and charges ACTUAL (or at least FAIR) shipping fees? I have my doubts that any place like that exists, but I thought I'd ask!
Thanks