Electronics stores in Sunnyvale

You'll get mugged ;-)

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I did hear some spooky stories about some areas there. Is it that bad by now? I booked the Maple Tree BTW, thanks for the hint.

I always have a chauffeur ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Haltek was up in Mountain View. I miss 'em.

Weird Stuff Warehouse is in Sunnyvale - they're on Caribbean, just south of where Mathilda ends. More computer stuff than electronics, but their as-is/junk room in the back is worth wandering through.

HSC (Halted Specialties) is in Santa Clara, not far from the Sunnyvale border. They're on Ryder Street, a little one-block loop by the intersection of Central and Lawrence Expressways.

Excess Solutions is over in Milpitas, on Milpitas Blvd. a block or so south of 237.

Advanced Component Electronics is in San Jose, on Oakland Road. No weekend hours.

There's only Halted on Ryder St and Anchor Electronics:

JDR Microdevices and Jameco are not too far but they are not stores for browsing.

I find it disappointing that I come here from Europe to Silicon Valley where many of the devices are designed (and in some cases fabricated) but the quickest way to get components is by ordering them from Digikey in the mid-west. Components have been around the planet twice by the time I get them.

kevin

Yeah, don't we all miss those places :-(

Thanks! That'll be the northern end and Mathilda is really close to where I work anyhow:

Thanks. We had a Halted in Sacramento, AFAIK gone by now. But they didn't have much in the area of analog stuff. Mostly really old surplus gear.

Europes still has some Conrad Shops in major cities. I guess the client base here in the West has eroded, kids don't build stuff anymore.

Mr. Smith, or Mr. Wesson?

I don't think the ones in Sunnyvale were armed, but the ones in Joisey and Lon'gIsland certainly were ;-)

...Jim Thompson

'Concealed Carry Permits' are handy in places like that.

The Joisey chauffeur had this scary habit of waving his fist at other drivers in traffic :-(

...Jim Thompson

Hey! He WAS named 'Guido' for a reason, yaknow. :-)

This time no chauffeur here but I got to Sunnyvale in 3hrs which is unusual. It's a nice hotel BTW. They've got complimentary copies of the Korean Daily but I can't read it. Internet access is very handy, I am writing this from there. Unpacked the laptop -> bingo.

How often are you there (in Sunnyvale)? I _may_ be up there in a week or so.

...Jim Thompson

I'm trying to set up a list & map of the more interesting electronics stores in the South bay:

I still have to visit Excess Solutions in Milpitas - probably I'll have time to do it later this week.

Is there some shop that I am missing? How is San Jose Scientific - do they have electronic components?

Thanks,

- Alex

Isn't Sunnyvale where Buffy hangs out? Don't you have a large vampire problem?

That's Sunny*dale*.

No, but the city parks large enough to host a baseball diamond are very dangerous at night. "There are tales of fungo bats, and blood-sucking umpires."

Only sporadically, usually whenever an EMC test is needed. There is a large EMC lab (Elliot) next to Moffett Field but sometimes we'll use their Fremont range. I'd scoot over there for a beer or two if it wasn't such a looong drive. Took me 3-1/2hrs to get back here. BTW if you arrive late and restaurants are about to close there is an In-and-Out Burger across and up El Camino on the other side of the street (to the right). Just a short walk. I usually don't frequent burger chains but this one is fairly good, not sure if you Arizonians have them. Try their "double-double" but don't tell your cardiologist about it.