On 10/14/2015 6:04 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 13/10/2015 09:04 PM, Stephen wrote:

>>
>> Funnily enough, I went into Maplins yesterday and bought 10 of 20 mm
>> 6.3ma slow blow fuses, off the shelf. (As an after thought)
>
> A while ago, I wanted a set of 10 LEDs. They could only sell me 4 of the
> same type, or a bag of 20 randomly assorted LEDs (all different sizes
> shapes, colours, power ratings...)
>

Hmm! That sounds about right.
Not the best in customer service. There is one branch on the Queensway 
that will sell individual components but they are quite a bige one with 
its own counter for those things.


> I guess most people probably just buy that stuff online now, so there's
> little incentive for Maplin to actually stock it. (I'm not sure who the
> big names in online component shopping are, however...)

I've used cpc.co.uk who are a supplier for Farnell.

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Regards
     Stephen

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