buying advice

[bigchasbroon]

Its a bit late cos ive just bought 2 of these pt2399 chips for a dollar each inc postage from thailand to the uk. Anyway what I want to know is are they pretty much all the same or are these junk?
and if they are decent maybe you might want to stock up
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250411758636&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[.Mike]

I bought a dozen PT2399s from Tayda, and all worked perfectly when tested in a Rebote 2.5.

You can get them cheaper if you order directly from their website: http://www.taydaelectronics.com/servlet/the-63/PT2399-2399-Echo-Audio/Detail



Mike

[frequencycentral]

I think PT2399 are only made by Princeton, and the chips have a Princeton logo.

That Ebay seller, Tayda, have their own website and stock some good stuff at great prices, I placed an order last week - a huge bunch of chips for only $12, though I haven't received the shipment yet. I've heard good things about Tayda on that other forum though.

http://www.taydaelectronics.com/servlet/StoreFront

[bigchasbroon]

oh cool thanks guys. I bought them then thought thats seems really cheap why? then i got paranoid and had a panic attack what if ive just spent 2 dollars on junk im a scotsman i dont waste money, just hand out mercy freely to all and sundry particuarily to mass murdering terrorists.

[liveloveshare]

crap--i paid $3.99 for them on smallbear not even really paying attention to how much they cost... 

that kinda sucks....




how do you guys know what to buy where?

[.Mike]

I found Tayda through another post on this forum, in a topic about Futurlec, if I recall correctly.

I figured it was worth a shot and placed an order. $8.01 for a dozen, shipped. It took about 12 days to arrive.

Mike

[frequencycentral]

I found Tayda through another post on this forum, in a topic about Futurlec, if I recall correctly.

I figured it was worth a shot and placed an order. $8.01 for a dozen, shipped. It took about 12 days to arrive.

Mike

I found them through one of your posts on another forum - thanks for the heads up Mike!

[Brymus]

I just ordered some chip amps and transistors and such from them,a nice little order
Shipping wasnt much, the prices were less than half of Mousers' and the shipping was the same.
I will let you guys know how long it takes to AZ.
I got 10 x 386 chip for .17 each and some 6 x the 18-35 watt TDA2030 for .37 EACH !  I MEAN WOWSERS
If this stuff is for real I will have to order more!

[arma61]

Thanks for the link and tip, I've ordered 10xPT2399, some caps and ICs on 15/10 and got them today, $20 shipped to Italy, fantastic!!

have a nice weekend
Armando

[Brymus]

Ok my order finally came .
I was a little worried,it took 3-4 days to ship (I used PayPal) then another 16-17 to get here.
But hey it came unharmed from all the way on the other side of the planet.
Everything looks good,I havent had a chance to try any chips yet.
The TDA2005 chips I ordered are labeled TDA2005R ?
Its an ST chip and I cant find any info on it.    Just the TDA2005M and TDA2005S
Oh well Im sure its no big deal.maybe I got a new better version heh heh.(I hope)

I saved SO much - 100 IC sockets for .02 each
And the TDA chip amps were at least 1$ each cheaper than elsewhere.
So it was worth the wait,the very long wait

[bigchasbroon]

ye my order came in 15 days havent used the chips too many part finidshed projects already