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Title: Electronics Resources
Post by: robonerd137 on July 15, 2013, 10:15:45 AM

I am new to robotics. Can you guys point me to some websites and stores to buy parts for electronics. I plan on using Arduino and MSP430.

Title: Re: Electronics Resources
Post by: jkerns on July 15, 2013, 10:22:28 AM

Mouser.com  Big general electronics
Pololu.com    hobby electronics
sparkfun.com   hobby electronics
jameco.com     hobby electronics
digikey.com    big general electronics

Title: Re: Electronics Resources
Post by: jwatte on July 15, 2013, 04:24:04 PM

Those are all solid sources. I'd like to add trossenrobotics.com as a source for Dynamixel servos and parts, as well as walker and arm kits, and servocity.com and robotshop.com for more generally robot-ey things. And adafruit.com for more Arduino-like and project-like things.

My ranking of how much I buy from those sites is probably:
1) digikey.com -- best price and selection if you need raw electronic parts, with good customer service
2) pololu.com -- very well tested gear with great customer service
3) trossenrobotics.com -- dynamixel based things, with good customer service
4) jameco.com (which I buy from when I need something today, as they're just up the street from me!)
5) sparkfun.com -- when the others don't have what I need
6) adafruit.com --  when the others don't have what I need, with great customer service
7) mouser.com -- when something's out of stock at digikey.com

There's also mcmaster.com, hobbypartz.com (servos, batteries, RC,) hobbyking.com (servos, batteries, RC,) amainhobbies.com (RC,) integy.com (RC,) element14.com, and a bunch of other companies that may or may not come in handy depending on what you want to do :-)

Title: Re: Electronics Resources
Post by: robonerd137 on July 17, 2013, 10:34:47 AM

Thank you @jwatte and @jkerns :-)