Breadboarding

John Larkin wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

There is just too damn much interesting stuff in the world ;)

If Russia does that btw, it'll be full out nuclear war in no time. Many of those countries are now NATO members.

Despite all the bluster, the Russians aren't THAT stupid. And half their armaments are rusted to hell anyway and their forces are mostly drunk and don't give a s*it. They're going to hate it when Ukraine gets EU membership (and possible NATO too).

Graham

@example.net:

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Holy cow, that place sells everything...

You haven't used McMaster -Carr. How do you survive? One of the best things about McC is their index! You don't appreciate it until you try and find something in another catalog.

George

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Because I'm new to all of this ;)

OTOH, a lot of the things I saw on their catalogue page would be useful in a very wide variety of areas; good stuff.

The astonishing thing is, they've got it all on hand. There's one a few blocks from here, with a "will call" desk. You can order something and drive down and pick it up.

But, admittedly, they're not shy about their prices - one guy I worked for said that they're the convenience store of hardware. ;-)

Cheers! Rich

Mouser, Digikey, McMaster, Grainger, Home Depot, AP Circuits, ebay, www, google: we are living in the golden age of toys.

John

We bought a water-cooled cold plate from them for about a third the price from an official heatsink vendor.

John

Actually a small lot quick turn shop sounds in order here. Unless you desire to prove that you can make it work on perfboard (kludgeboard) prototype don't bother. This client wants "professional look" immediately. Disappoint at your own hazard.

That technique works very well. Someone mentioned the Wainwright system, which is basically the same - they were sometimes used at Racal Comms for RF prototypes when I worked there. I've used it myself, etching the carriers at home.

Leon

That technique works very well. Someone mentioned the Wainwright system, which is basically the same - they were sometimes used at Racal Comms for RF prototypes when I worked there. I've used it myself, etching the carriers at home.

Leon