Resistor sortiment

Velleman do experimenters packs of resistors.

Most seem to sell them in packs of 10. If you go to 100 each you'll get much better value from an electronics distributor and never run out. ;-)

In the UK, Ebay can be a good source of these. I got a box of 10,000

They have many at Allelectronics.com

I've never heard of anything being "slightly bent", I thought that was like a "little bit pregnant". Either they are bent or not. :-)

Geoff.

I don't think so. How about bent slightly? Does that make you happy?

My point, which was really directed at Dave (the OP) is the in British slang, bent means stolen, so slightly bent would mean slightly stolen. :-)

I assume he meant they had leads which were no longer straight, but it was a cute image (to me) anyway.

Back when I lived in the states, we would call it "off the back of a truck".

Geoff.

I've never been able to find a UK source for a range of wide rubber drive bands for slow/bulbous pinnion motors, bought as a mixed lot. This week I've found how to cut my own and now have a large range (30mm up to 190 mm diameter x 4 to 6 mm wide and 0.75mm to 2mm thick) for most/all? future eventualities, without the usual farting about with suppliers. Technique not limited to that range, just limitations of my current jig.

-- Diverse Devices, Southampton, England electronic hints and repair briefs , schematics/manuals list on

Hello,

Digikey

I believe both will ship overseas.

Regards, Tim Schwartz Bristol Electronics

Both now have a UK presence - at least in web form - so may help with the Euro thingie.

But Digikey are amazingly fast to the UK. Ordered some hall effect sensors that only they seemed to stock and they arrived here within 36 hours of placing the order via their site. And at a reasonable P&P cost compared to many US firms that will send to the UK.

I'm sure I would have though it very funny if I spoke British.

I've been there for 6 days once and 12 hours another time, but that's not enough.