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Post by xerxes on Aug 27, 2006 14:32:43 GMT
Some useful links to UK based parts suppliers, or suppliers that will deliver to the UK: www.acoustica.org.uk/The site uses frames, so I can't link directly to the page, but it's on the left under "the list of suppliers". Many of these I knew already, but there are a couple that I hadn't come accross before.
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jan 12, 2007 21:05:18 GMT
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jan 12, 2007 21:06:03 GMT
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jan 12, 2007 21:09:46 GMT
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Post by xerxes on Jul 23, 2007 11:15:54 GMT
A nice selection of wire, connectors, solder etc. www.vhaudio.com/products.htmlI couldn't find WBT solder in the UK, so I ordered a nice big spool of it from VH Audio. I haven't tried a huge selection of solder personnaly, but WBT solder is really nice to work with, it has a low 180 celclius melting point, "sticks" very readily to components and always seems to leave a perfect, shiny (it has lead in it) "volcano" shaped joint.
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Post by clk230 on Nov 23, 2007 22:45:38 GMT
just found banzaieffects.com , just got some valves but they sell cases etc looks ok.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2007 6:35:16 GMT
For Australian designed Kits ,and Components www.jaycar.com.au/And for U.K. Customers, complete with a U.K. FreeCall telephone ordering number, AND prices in GBP. www.jaycarelectronics.co.ukThey also advertise in Everday Practical Electronics Magazine,which also features many designs from Silicon Chip magazine (Australia) For members in the USA and Canada there is also a freecall number. The website also gives prices in US$ www.jaycarelectronics.com
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Post by PinkFloyd on May 12, 2008 17:11:52 GMT
A newish Chinese one to come my way and, by god, they're cheap as chips...... Their blurb: "K&D Electronics is a worldwide supplier, we mainly supply tube, tube socket, capacitor, resistor, switch, chassis, transformer, RCA connector, XLR connector, cable, fuse, etc. We can offer you all the components of tube audio kits, tube amp kits, guitar amp kits etc." Their website: www.kadelectronics.com/
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Post by rickcr42 on May 12, 2008 18:13:48 GMT
A newish Chinese one to come my way and, by god, they're cheap as chips...... Their blurb: "K&D Electronics is a worldwide supplier, we mainly supply tube, tube socket, capacitor, resistor, switch, chassis, transformer, RCA connector, XLR connector, cable, fuse, etc. We can offer you all the components of tube audio kits, tube amp kits, guitar amp kits etc." Their website: www.kadelectronics.com/hey mikester.don't you ever wonder at/worry about the base metal (mystery metal ?) used and just how thick any gold plating is from chinese sources ? I mean counterfeiting is rampant there and if they have no problem with foreign substances in products meant for human injestion (or pet injestion as all the dead cats would attest to if they could ) i would be REALLY leary about anything NOT outright dangerous to life and because of which held to even a lesser standard if that is even possible. I personally try and avoid ANY products from that country and will do so (hard as it is everything being made there lately) until they play by the same rules and standards as others do. Cheap knockoffs,zero standards,no actual product code and a record of theiving any design at any time while thumbing their nose at the ones who have the right should not be rewarded. at least not in my own personal opinion. rickster
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Post by rickcr42 on May 12, 2008 18:18:27 GMT
BTW-if that sounds like china bashing or racism so be it.The evidence is clear that many of the businesses there are flat out not honest and of those that are many are sloppy which if a UK or USA based company would be chased out of town yet we not only indulge such practices (i bought an amp,it don't work.how do I fix it....) but actually encourage them
not me,nope,not happenn' ;D
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Post by PinkFloyd on May 12, 2008 21:48:43 GMT
A newish Chinese one to come my way and, by god, they're cheap as chips...... Their blurb: "K&D Electronics is a worldwide supplier, we mainly supply tube, tube socket, capacitor, resistor, switch, chassis, transformer, RCA connector, XLR connector, cable, fuse, etc. We can offer you all the components of tube audio kits, tube amp kits, guitar amp kits etc." Their website: www.kadelectronics.com/hey mikester.don't you ever wonder at/worry about the base metal (mystery metal ?) used and just how thick any gold plating is from chinese sources ? I mean counterfeiting is rampant there and if they have no problem with foreign substances in products meant for human injestion (or pet injestion as all the dead cats would attest to if they could ) i would be REALLY leary about anything NOT outright dangerous to life and because of which held to even a lesser standard if that is even possible. I personally try and avoid ANY products from that country and will do so (hard as it is everything being made there lately) until they play by the same rules and standards as others do. Cheap knockoffs,zero standards,no actual product code and a record of theiving any design at any time while thumbing their nose at the ones who have the right should not be rewarded. at least not in my own personal opinion. rickster I agree with you to a certain degree Rick but disagree they are all bad...... my electric bike, for example, is made by the world leaders in e-bikes and, YES, world "leaders". You have to remember there are 9 million bicycles in Bejing and these guys know a thing or two about building bikes.... they haven't stolen the idea, they're not crooks and they don't fit fake parts.... Ezee (http://www.ezeebike.com/) are true pioneers in this field and lots of work is currently going on behind the scene developing better and better lithium Ion batteries. The service has been nothing short of INCREDIBLE with spare parts arriving from China within 2 days! Sure, Rick, there are quite a lot of cowboys over there just as there are in our own countries (though our cowboys don't always give us value for money ) but you cannot generalise and have the whole of China down as Dodge City.... quite a lot of the stuff that's going down over there at the moment is pioneering stuff. As to audio components most of the Western AudioFool Boutiques are probably selling cheap Chinese rip offs without even knowing it, the reviewers are reviewing it and haven't a clue, the customer buys it and hasn't got a clue..... how can you tell what's real and what's not? It's all pot luck nowadays and, unless it's a real dog, good fakes are indistinguishable from the real thing (appearance wise). There's a market for fakes and where there's a market (+ demand) there will always be a supplier of one sort or another..... China today, India tomorrow, Afghanistan the next day.... you'll never stamp it out mate because we are dealing with "people" here and if they can get themselves a "bargain" (or an apparent bargain) you can bet your bottom dollar they'll go for their wallet fast.............. A CD player for £5? I want it NOW! As it happens Rick....... that link I sent is a Chinese company who sell legitimate Chinese manufactured goods..... AFAIK they don't do fakes.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2008 22:13:54 GMT
Mike WTF ! Have you been reading my mind again ? ;D I was just about to post something very similar to what you posted. Japan started out like China, gradually built up a good reputation, then priced itself out of the market for most people, then China took up the slack.. I agree with most of the rest, too. Alex
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Post by rickcr42 on May 13, 2008 0:09:35 GMT
would never say "all" when speaking of any eoup or thing but majority ?
Yeah.I'll say it
Simple standards would be nice (like not poisoning folks or their pets) as would not protecting thieves who will and DO copy the designs of others then sell it cheaper than the person who did all the work CAN and because they recognize no external authority there isn't squat anyone can do about it except STOP REWARDING BAD ACTIONS but i am also a realist and i know most folks are not only greedy bastards but so cheap they squeak when they walk even if so loaded down with loot they can barely move and why cheap goods even if they last a month and have to be replaced is often the better option than paying a reputable dealer who will back the product,
I have read posts in various audio forums where buying an amp made in China that never worked for a minute on arrival was accepted as just part of the game with the person asking such nonsensical questions as "how do i fix it ?" rather than posting "FKN THIEF ! The damn thing is garbage and they won't refund my money !" which in my day (easy dammit ! Was not THAT long ago !) would put you right out of business instead of the current "once i fixed it it was really ice.Highly recommended" crap.
pet bitch and just more erosion of any damn code of conduct that gives a sense of security and all because some would rather roll the dice and save a buck than they would pay an established dealer a fair price............
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Post by PinkFloyd on May 13, 2008 6:29:52 GMT
I take it the USA has ratified the kyoto agreement at last then? The biggest "poisoners" on the planet, be it with their gas emissions or their burgers........... ;D
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Post by rickcr42 on May 13, 2008 18:14:57 GMT
It would be illegal for the US to sign Kyoto because we can not give up US "sovereignty" to another nation and that is what Kyoto does-allows another nation to dictate terms that if ratified would be binding Imagine the United States giving nations that despise us and/or that are in competition with us the power to control OUR industries while doing pretty much as they themselves please ? Imagine the same crowd that votes against my country on EVERY question no matter the right or wrong of it in the United Nations (where dictators can be placed in charge of human rights commissions ) being in a position to TRULY hurt my nation economically that is Kyoto and it stinks and why the last three administrations have refused to sign as they should Also notice "China" gets a pass (as does India,the two worst offenders on the planet earth) and if THAT is what passes for fair then call me unfair 'cause if it were me in charge i would not only NOT sign but would in fact pull down my pants and tell everyone to kiss my **** in a very public place
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Post by insomniac on May 13, 2008 23:28:32 GMT
I've found this guy reliable when buying chinese parts: Mostly recycled stuff....but he isn't hard to pay ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2008 0:53:48 GMT
Rick That is a copout ! But before you bite my head off in print, I fully understand where you are coming from. Alex
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Post by rickcr42 on May 14, 2008 4:21:26 GMT
Maybe yes,maybe no,but no less true.Ratifying Kyoto gives other nations the legal authority to dictate terms that would over ride US law with many of these nations either direct competitors on the world market or countries that just flat out despise everything we stand for and would relish the chance to rub our noses in it with us being helpless to do anything about it. Worse ? The developing countries,the ones with the cheap labor and who are CURRENTLY the main "factory to the world" and who just happen to be the largest polluters get a pass and if that is fair i am an acorn.the playing field is skewed enough and already to the point where developed nations can not manufacture their own goods due to the large divide in the cost of doing business (wages,taxes,having to comply with various standards and pollution laws) so imagine the "hit" my country would take when the haters and those who have no intention of playing by any rules but who compete in the very same markets have sway ? easy bro,Iwas having a bad day (though you were trying to be a real pain in the ass ).fire at will dude I hope I made a point of two for clraity on my position even IF in my typical cryptic/off color manner.Is a huge topic that most just read the headlines on without ever reading the details of and just another attempt at a "world order" where the chosen few tell everyone else what to do and that does not sit well with me one bit rick
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2009 18:21:59 GMT
Here's another site I found in travels, covering the basics for the lesser gifted like myself. It's from a guitar-amp point of of view but no less appropriate. It also assumes a lower level of knowledge than many other sites do. gaussmarkov.net/wordpress/category/parts/
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Post by sparky on Feb 3, 2013 8:18:08 GMT
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