UK Electronic Component Suppliers

• Bardwells. http://www.bardwells.co.uk. The family business of N.R. Bardwell was established in 1944 selling electronic components. Today it is still very much a family affair with five family members involved. We have widened the stock to include many other electrical and electronic items. However not all our stock is included on the web site. Please get in touch if you do not see what you require. Callers are welcome at our shop at 288 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FL. Hours 9.30am-5.00pm Monday - Saturday inclusive.

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  Cables & Connectors	Education	Electrical & Power	Electronic Components	Office & IT	Tools & Equipment

  Electronic Components Section
  Capacitors	Filters & Suppression	Inductors and Chokes	Micro & Crystals	Optoelect & Indicators
  Relay & Solenoids	Resistors & Potiometers	Semicon-Discrete Devices	Semiconductor Hardware	Semiconductor ICs
  Sensors & Transducers	Switches	Transformers

• http://www.rapidonline.com/. Tel: +44 (0) 1206 751166 E-mail: sales@rapidelec.co.uk.
  Address: Rapid Electronics Ltd., Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex, C04 5JS.

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• Farnell. http://www.farnell.co.uk/ - Electronics Component Supplier. Will ship anywhere in the world.

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• Cricklewood Electronics. http://www.cricklewoodelectronics.com/ - CCTV Equipment and Electronic Components.
  Cricklewood Electronics, 40-42 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 3ET. Tel: 020 8450 0995 & 020 8452 0161. Fax: 020 8208 1441.

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• ESR Electronic Components. http://www.esr.co.uk/. Broad line Distributors of Audio-Visual, CCTV, ICT, Electrical and Electronics Components & Accessories.

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• Maplin Electronics - postal retailer with shops of 12,000 quality Electronic Components and Items, large stock, own catalogue. P&P £2.50, free over £35 incl. VAT.

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• http://www.rs-components.com/.
  Radio Spares Components Extensive Electronics Catalogue. RS will ship anywhere in the world.

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• Greenweld Electronic Components - postal retailer of quality Second Hand Electronics Components.
  John North writes: "The new Greenweld are selling two power supplies, with outputs of 5v @ 500mA plus a split ±12v at 120mA suitable for logic or op-amps. Order codes are Q5002 and X8322. Each cost £4 plus £3 carriage. He recommends contacting Greenweld first on (01277) 811402. E-mail: service@greenweld.co.uk."

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• Display Electronics. http://www.distel.co.uk/ - now offers over 18,000,000 items on line via it's interactive website. Specialising in all types of surplus electronics, test & production equipment, power supplies, hardware and a daily changing inventory of over 5 million semiconductors. Established for over 25 years, Display will ship to any part of the World. Will ship anywhere in the world. Also buy surplus stock.
  Check their latest eBay Stock here.

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• Quasar Electronics. http://www.quasarelectronics.com/ - Electronics Kits, Project and Hardware Superstore. Can offer the schematics and assembly instructions for any of the kits they sell.
  E-mail: sales@quasarelectronics.com. Accepts PayPal.
  Postal address: Quasar Electronics Limited, P.O. Box 6935, Bishops Stortford, Herts., CM23 4WP, UK. Catalogue available. Will ship anywhere in the world.
  Order Line: 08717 177168. Order before 1pm for same working day despatch (most items are available from stock).

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• Cooke International. http://www.cooke-int.com/ - Second User and Refurbised Electronic Test and Measuring Instruments. Avionics to Microwave Test Equipment. Operating - Service Manuals. World Wide Shipping. Tel: (+44) 0 1243 55 55 90. E-mail: info@cooke-int.com. 35 Years Trading. U.K. Registered Company. Contact Stuart, Office Hrs: Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm GMT.

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• http://www.oraclecomponents.co.uk/ - Clear your excess stock for cash.
  Q: Searching for those Hard to find, Long leadtime, Aerospace, Commercial, Military, Obsolete, Expensive or Difficult to find Electronic Parts?

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• J&N Factors - Tel: 01444 881965.
  "Worth checking out their catalogue (sent on request). All sorts of surplus electronic equipment that may be of use to those modifying their computer, or working on computer related or other electronic projects".

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• Electrovalue, Manchester - Ceased Trading!

  Scottish Electronic Component Suppliers

• OMNI ELECTRONICS - 174 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 5DX. Tel: 031 667 2611.
  The supplier to use if you're looking for:
    * A WIDE RANGE OF COMPONENTS AIMED AT THE HOBBYIST *
    * COMPETITIVE VAT INCLUSIVE PRICES *
    * MAIL ORDER - generally by RETURN OF POST *
  OPEN: Monday - Thursday 9.15 - 6.00, Friday 9.15 - 5.00, Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.

  Other Component Supplier Links and Sources

• eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/ - massive on-line auction site. You can pay through PayPal which transfers you money electronically from your bank account, and converts between major currencies from other countries.
  Either type in the component you are looking for. Or go to 'site map' then select: ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS -> BUSINESS, OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL -> ELECTRICAL & TEST EQUIPMENT -> COMPONENTS & SUPPLIES. They generally tend to sell only large quanties of an item though.

• Check Display Electronics latest eBay Stock here.

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• Vintage Radio and Electronics. http://vintageradio.me.uk/links/links1.htm - Large Component Suppliers List

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  "Rapid are my preferred source for components. They're usually around 10% cheaper than Farnell, who are my fallback option if Rapid don't sell something. Don't even think about ordering from RS unless you don't like the contents of your wallet...
  About 10 years back, I used to get a fair bit of stuff from NR Bardwell. They're still going and they have a website now. They're really an ex-stock cheapy supplier, but if you happen to be looking for what they sell then you could be in luck."
  Posted by Grab on Thursday, 22 June, 2006 on the EPE Chatzone.

  TV and Video Spares & Extra Remote Controls

• Economic Devices. www.telepart.co.uk - have an excellent web page at, mainly TV/video spares including spare remote controls, but a good selection of semiconductors at reasonable prices. No minimum order value and £1 P&P.

  Large Electronic and Electro-Mechanical Display Suppliers

• POLY Comp Electronic Displays. http://www.polycomp.co.uk/
  Programmable Electronic Display Boards & LED Signs.

• D · A · T · A DISPLAY UK. http://www.datadisplayuk.com/
  The Electronic Information Display Manufacturer.

• FPE Electronics. http://www.fpelectronics.com/markiv/idsys.nsf
  Mark IV IDS (Information Display Systems).

  UK Computer Suppliers

• DELL DIMENSION 3000 PC with XP, Flat Screen (1024x768), Intel Pentium 4 (80'986) processor, 512 MByte RAM, x5 USB Ports (carry data and power on same cable). Upgrades & Extras: 146 GByte Harddrive (ordered x2 size), 3½ Inch Floppy Disk Drive (1.38 MByte), CD Rewriter (ordered +write), 56K Modem, Word (with Spell Checker), and McFee Firewall & SPAMBlocker (£40/year!). http://www.dell.co.uk/tv, very good value! Basic unit £400 including delivery.

  American Electronic Component Suppliers

• Arizona MicroChip. Planet Microchip - maker of PIC Microcontrollers, RISC low Kbyte microprocessors with built in input/output drivers.

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• Hobbytron. http://www.hobbytron.net - has hundreds of electronic kits that are not found anywhere else (because they make them themselves). Also have the popular Ramsey Kits, HAM radio, AM/FM transmitters, Yagi antenna kits, as well as tons of other electronic project goodies. Plus Robotics. E-mail: chris@hobbytron.com. Supplies the following Kits:
  • Radio Controlled Cars
  • Model Cars
  • FM Transmitters
  • Robots
  • Science Kits
  • Magic Tricks

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On-line catalog at http://www.acme-sales.net.
"We are a distributor of electronic parts located in Orlando, Florida USA. We stock a large selection of Japanese transistors and integrated circuits as well as flyback transformers and other components for TV and stereo repair.
We ship orders to the UK mostly via US Postal Service Global Priority Mail, and they typically arrive in five days. Shipping and handling is free on orders over US$50."

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American company selling many bargain components.

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Test Equipment Connection Corporation, 525 Technology Park, Suite 153 Lake Mary, FL 32746 Phone: (800) 615-8378 FAX: (800) 819-8378
E-mail: TecSales@Magicnet.net. http://www.testequipment.com/.
"Test Equipment Connection is the leading dealer of reconditioned test & measurement equipment. Basically, we buy and sell bench top, general purpose test and measurement equipment. We can save you between 30-70% off of the new list prices. We are budgeted $1,000,000 for the purchase of surplus equipment each month. We buy and sell all forms of test equipment including:

Oscilloscopes	Signal Generators	Pulse generators	Spectrum Analyzers
Frequency counters	RF Measurement	Logic analyzers	Meters
Plotters	Impedance Analyzers	Network analyzers	Power Supplies
RF signal generators	Audio Analyzers	LCR analyzers	Semiconductor
Data Communications

We carry over forty manufactures of test equipment and all equipment sold comes fully warranted and with a right of refusal period. We have our own fully staffed lab. All equipment goes through a complete performance check prior to being shipped. Having our own lab here on premises helps speed any warranty repairs because they are done here and not shipped back to the manufacturer or an outside lab. Any special requests, such as calibrations or retro-fits can be accommodated. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We buy and sell all over the world."

UK Epoxy Glass Material Suppliers

Attwater & Sons Ltd. manufacture sheet insulating materials including the G-10 equivalent (G-10 is an American standard) and are willing to supply hobbyists with the epoxy glass material suitable for the Wimshurst machine mentioned recently. Two sheets for the discs, 2.4mm thick would cost about £15 + carriage. The companies address is Attwater & Sons Ltd. Electrical Insulation, P.O. Box 39, Hopwood Street Mills, Preston, Lancs., PR1 1TA. The sales manager is Mr. Peter Hoey. Tel: (0177) 225-8245