The great british Component suppliers thread.

[nelson]

There are far too many questions asking where to get things in the UK, so here goes a comprehensive list of all the suppliers in the UK.


http://www.ampmaker.com/sw05x.asp                                   £2.99 DPDT, Good amp parts too.


http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/home.do?cacheID=uknetscape            RS components minimum order basically UK equivelant of mouser

http://rshelectronics.co.uk/                                    £5.50 3PDT footswitches, good cheap grab bags, cheap shipping free on orders over £25

http://www.rapidelectronics.co.uk/                          Has PnP blue among a tonne of other things.

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/oldradioparts/front.htm    Enthusiast site, lots of NOS components for good prices Fuzz face matched pair, great prices!

http://www.maplin.co.uk                       UK version of Ratshack.

http://www.farnell.com/uk/                    Another mouseresque sort of online store.

http://www.bowood-electronics.co.uk/         

http://www.esr.co.uk/

http://www.partridgeelectronics.co.uk/               Great bargain packs!  Good range of transformers.


Am I missing any?

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

www.greenweld.co.uk

www.cricklewoodelectronics.com

[Austin73]

Yeah don't forget Hot Rox, they do 3PDT for about 3.50! amd have plenty of amp parts , valves etc. Also sell FX and te service is second to none. I ordered a microsynth off them a few years back and never recieved it. Sent the one email and had a replacement on my doorstep in 2 days no questions asked!

http://www.hotroxuk.com/

[MartyMart]

www.fastcomponents.co.uk
Good price, £4.99 for 100 Panasonic mixed value poly caps
Also have resistor grab bags, electro's and tantalum too

MM.

[spudulike]

http://www.bardwells.co.uk/

[gez]

Great idea Nelson!

http://www.watfordvalves.com

Haven't used these, but interesting:

http://www.dalbani.co.uk/index.php

http://www.isoplethics.co.uk/index.htm

http://www.viewcom.force9.co.uk/index.htm

[BDuguay]

!!WARNING!! potential O.T. thread hijacking about to occur.
I'm looking for special U.K. indigenous hardware for my JMI Vox AC30. It's the Whitworth or BSA thread size screws, do you know what I'm reffering too? If so, do any of you forumites from across the pond know of any place over there that has such things?
Thanks,
B.

[gez]

do you know what I'm reffering too?

Not really, but Watford Valves (linked to in my previous post) do all sorts of valve amp spares, so might be worth emailing them. 

It they're standard type screws though, probably loads of places here to buy them from?

[BDuguay]

I hadn't thought of that gez. It makes sense if they do vintage amp repairs and such they might have a stash of odds and ends hardware lying around.
Thanks!

[Plectrum]

http://www.modecomponents.co.uk/


Grant.

[Marra]

I'd particularly recommend Bowood Electronics and Rapid. Both very friendly & good shipping. Between the two of them you can get practically anything. Bowood have some of the more unusual valued pots too.

Marra

[puretube]

do you know what I'm reffering too?

Not really, but Watford Valves (linked to in my previous post) do all sorts of valve amp spares, so might be worth emailing them. 

It they're standard type screws though, probably loads of places here to buy them from?

maybe Hotrox, too...