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otherunicorn
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Subject description: Some PCBs being discontinued. |
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There are changes being forced on CGS by a change in local PCB manufacturing policy - specifically, my cheap manufacturer ain't makin' them no more.
Read the update here: http://www.cgs.synth.net/pcb/index.html
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druish
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andrewF
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Not that many boards are discontinued
the main point is prices will go up, so buy what you need/want now rather than later. |
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forbin
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| Ken -- have you considered putting the layouts for the dicontinued ones on your site? I will usually buy your PCB's as they are reasonably priced and I can't be bothered to do it but if there is no alternative. However I have made some with a bit of success... |
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otherunicorn
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| forbin wrote: | | Ken -- have you considered putting the layouts for the dicontinued ones on your site? I will usually buy your PCB's as they are reasonably priced and I can't be bothered to do it but if there is no alternative. However I have made some with a bit of success... |
I have already started doing exactly that. The Gate Sequencer is already online.
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forbin
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| Excellent -- thanks very much -- i am sure that people will continue to get a lot of value from these modules. I am surprised how many people still make their own boards. Since Dick Smith has stopped selling the blank boards and Etchant and it is a bit more of hike to Altronics/Jaycar and the Aussie dollar is heading up I will probably be buying more anyway as it turns out... |
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Electric not magic
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:26 am Post subject:
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| forbin wrote: | | Since Dick Smith has stopped selling the blank boards and Etchant and it is a bit more of hike to Altronics/Jaycar and the Aussie dollar is heading up I will probably be buying more anyway as it turns out... |
Really? I bought some copperclad board the other day from my local one, I hope that wasn't the last of it.
I really hope this isn't true- as much as I love it when people choose to sell professionally made boards for their projects (thanks Ken!), I still get a kick out of doing my own occasionally. |
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otherunicorn
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject:
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It is true. A lot of Dick Smith shops do not even carry electronic parts any more. They are just another consumer electronics shop now.
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rosch
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:39 am Post subject:
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hi! i guess i'm already too late for the gate sequencer?
or are there still some pcbs leftover? |
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DGTom
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| Electric not magic wrote: | | forbin wrote: | | Since Dick Smith has stopped selling the blank boards and Etchant and it is a bit more of hike to Altronics/Jaycar and the Aussie dollar is heading up I will probably be buying more anyway as it turns out... |
Really? I bought some copperclad board the other day from my local one, I hope that wasn't the last of it.
I really hope this isn't true- as much as I love it when people choose to sell professionally made boards for their projects (thanks Ken!), I still get a kick out of doing my own occasionally. |
Odds are, if you grabbed the last of it; they won't re-stock
I have been clearing out all the local DSEs as they put stuff on sale to clear it; 11c pots, thank-you, 1c Capacitors; I'll take em... sadly... that just leaves Jaycar... who charge like a wounded bull, hire people who don't know what a "pot" is & where I'm forced to listen to the EE uni drop-out manager moan everytime I visit... the only benefit is the one clerk that is the spitting image of "comic book guy" from the Simpsons... which I find VERY funny  |
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andrewF
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| DGTom wrote: |
I have been clearing out all the local DSEs as they put stuff on sale to clear it; 11c pots, thank-you, 1c Capacitors; I'll take em... sadly... that just leaves Jaycar... |
i've been grabbin those bargains too - tho its mainly 2M log pots 
I'm waiting for the day they bite the bullet and throw ALL the components in the dumpster.
luckily Altronics head store is 5 minutes away, not so cheap but great for emergencies. |
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DGTom
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& I have NO idea what I'm gonna do with all these dual gangs... but hey.. they were cheap right... right!?! |
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Luka
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otherunicorn
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| Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject:
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| rosch wrote: | hi! i guess i'm already too late for the gate sequencer?
or are there still some pcbs leftover? |
Boards are all gone, though I might be able to be convinced to part with my dual, 4 channel panel. It needs putting back together and maybe mounting on a new panel. Email in private if interested.
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andrewF
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For Aussies -
Dick Smith now sells 1/4W carbon resistors for 0c......all of them FREE!!
(metal film 1c)
I just cleared out my local DSE, got over 20 000 resistors
plus all 9mm and 24mm pots are 19c & 23c each
don't bother hitting the Claremont WA store..... |
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forbin
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| Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject:
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LED's were pretty cheap too! I got a 12 segment Baragraph for 19c...
The MKT's are a bit cheaper at 25c so i will probably finish off the Yusynth Fixed Filter now... |
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andrewF
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i guess the freo store has been looted then?  |
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