Electronics Supplies (for kiwis & aussies)

Okay, for our beloved electronics projects we'll need a bunch of things which do cost more than a coupla bucks...
These are the few places I know to get bits.

Jaycar   http://www1.jaycar.co.nz/   (NZ),   http://www.jaycar.com.au/   (Aussie).

Ph: 0800 4529227 (0800 4JAYCAR), Addr: Freepost 104354, Jaycar Electronics, PO Box 9667, Newmarket, Auckland NZ.
FREIGHT: Natnl. Courier Post (A4 envelope): $5, Courier Nth. Is. (per 10 kg): $7. (Min. Order $10).
I order from them now and again and have always been satisfied. Their components selection is superior to Dick Smith.
NEW Store opened in 23 Kent tce, Wellington, Ph: (04) 801 9005 !

Dick Smith Electronics   http://dse.co.nz

Handy for the commonest components...
I've only bought locally from them, as they're 15 mins. walk away. Prices are better with their cash trade card too.

Oatley Electronics   http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/

Oatley sells a selection of interesting and useful stuff, mainly kits, which are good, and the few components they do stock are worth a look. I order from then occassionally with no complaints. They can have excellent bargains too.

South Island Component Centre Ltd. http://www.sicom.co.nz

Christchurch component supplier. They stock PicAxe microcontrollers.

MicroZed Computers www.microzed.com.au/

PICs and the new PicAxe microcontrollers.

PMB Electronics http://www.pmb.co.nz/

Home Automation, Security, Access Control, Microprocessors and Electronic Development. Located in Trentham.
I've only recently discovered this guys website, he stocks a few components, prices seem very reasonable. Seems a good place for your HC11 needs.

Farnell   http://www.farnell.com/nz/index.html

Extremely extensive catalogue, if you can get hold of one.

Connector Systems Ltd.   (19 Jarden Mile/ Ngauranga gorge/ (04) 472-0854. )

Mainly stocking cabling (eg. Cat.5) & connectors (eg. RJ 45).

Polykom https://www.polykom.com/

Sells to NZ businesses, stock in Aussie.
I've happily bought a tube of 8252 microcontrollers through REC when they used to trade here in NZ... I wish it was as easy from Polykom *sigh*

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selected parts price comparison

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Misc. & old links. (Not necessarily as up to date as above links should be)

Wiseman Electrical   http://202.0.34.162/wiseman/

(04) 385-9519.   (124 Vivian st. Wellington)   They stock a range of components, but low-demand components they have to order in can cost a bundle. They don't stock microcontrollers. (For the PIC 12c509 see GP Electronics)
*** Wiseman have ceased trading *** it seems.

RS Components   http://rs-components.co.nz/

DigiKey   http://www.digikey.com/

698 page Digikey catalog [26.7 MB]

Futurlec   http://www.futurlec.com/

Never tried them, would only be worth it for large & varied orders of small components.

Suppliers list I found somewhere.

I recognize some of these suppliers from when i was working in electronics... (not that I dealt with them myself or anything)

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Written up March 2001, so prices can vary etc... Conversions rounded to the nearest 10 or 20 cents or so... check the newspaper, bank, or currency converter site for a closer exchange rate.
Jaycar prices updated 25-May-2001.