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| Why all the no stock at Digikey and stock at Rochester Electronics |
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| mikeselectricstuff:
--- Quote from: Benta on July 07, 2022, 08:41:03 pm --- --- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on July 07, 2022, 08:36:40 pm ---When you're doing a 1-off batch, or can buy enough for your anticipated lifetime needs. --- End quote --- A 1-off is a prototype run? My understanding of a prototype is somewhat different. --- End quote --- I mean one production run, not one unit! |
| ejeffrey:
Yes, Rochester has been around for a while as a source for obsolete and EOL parts at high prices for those who need them. In principle I wouldn't mind digikey partnering with them in this way since they are complimentary to digikeys own business. In practice it sucks because the shipping and lead times are different and there is no way to toggle the market place products off permanently. It's also not needed. You don't really buy from Rochester unless you have already chosen the part #. The parametric search is not really needed and I can just use octopart or search Rochester directly if I want to buy obsolete parts. It isn't too annoying yet for me but if digikey keeps going this way I'm definitely buying less from them in the future. |
| VK3DRB:
Octopart is listing Rochester as well as a number of high number of dodgy brokers. Not much Digikey anymore because usually they have zero stock of most chips. A Texas Instruments TPS92515 which is usually 95 cents is now selling for around $82 each from Win Source and Utmel. Octopart should have tick box so we can filter out these parasites. Don't want to have anything to do with them now or in the future. |
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