[blipblop]

Since I was too impatient and shot out a Digi-Key order before hearing tangent's advice of purchasing resistors that were close enough to the out-of-stock values, I am now stuck with ordering and paying a ridiculous handling fee along with a shipping fee. Even at Mouser and Newark, I'll be raped with the shipping fee for 2 resistor values!

So, does anyone have a metal film (don't care which brand as long as its decent) 2 1.5k and 2 9.1k resistors that they are willing to part with? I have PayPal which I can shoot over for your troubles - and i'm cool with them being shipped in an envelope. Thanks a bunch!

 

[jboehle]

blip,

I will go through my resistors tonight to see if I have the values you need. If so, I will send them free of charge, no big deal. I'll let you know.

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

Jason, thank you ever so much. Even if you don't have them - I really appreciate the thought and efforts. Please let me PayPal you, even if it is just a dollar!

 

[jboehle]

blip,

Sorry to report the closest I have to your values is 1.0K and 10K. If you could combine a 1K and 470R to make your 1.5K, I could do that. Don't really have any other combos that would be close to 9.1K, though, without combining 3 or more resistors.

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

DAMN. Thanks anyway, Jboehle. Like I said, I appreciate the effort. I think I'll pass on using two resistors for the one value, it will be difficult to fit those two on to Tangent's PCB.

 

[jboehle]

That's what I figured! No problem. Do you have a Radio Shack nearby, that might have the appropriate values? Let us know a zip code for where you live, maybe we can suggest a local electronics shop that might have what you need.

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

My zip is 08854. Central New Jersey. The only electronics shop I know of is Greenbrook Electronics, and they are horrible. They have more stuff than radio shack, but the place is in such disrepair, I wonder how it stays alive!

 

[jboehle]

Here's one in Old Bridge, NJ, Yahoo! Maps says it's 11.2 miles from your zip code:

American Pioneer Electronics
http://www.ampel.com/passives_resistors.html

Also, check these electronics wholesalers in your area:
Yahoo! Maps - Electronics Wholesalers near 08854

Call around, most places are pretty helpful, if they don't have what you need, just ask them who might in your area...these people all know of each other!

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

As I suspected American Pioneer seems to be some half-baked distributo. I can't even find a 1k resistor on their search engine.

 

[jboehle]

I would call them before you pass judgement. You may well be correct, but I've found that the web presence of many of these electrical wholesalers is often half-baked, even though their back-end business is not. These guys are still getting used to the Internet - they have been used to dealing with phone orders and face-to-face communication for the last 50 years, and I've found most of them are having a hard time adjusting to the new way we expect to do business.

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

You're probably right, Jason. I was just put off by that one storefront I went to. Thanks, Jason! You've been an incredible help. If you ever need anything, shoot me a PM.

 

[blipblop]

Yup. They are just a distributor.

 

[jboehle]

Blip,

I was at my somewhat-local electronics shop today, and picked up a few 9.1k & 1.5k 1/4-watt metal film resistors. PM me if you're still in need of them!

-Jason

 

[blipblop]

My god - how nice of you, Jason. I'll PM you now...