MOTM

On Mon, 6 Aug 2001 mate_stubb@... wrote:

> The DIY gods giveth and they taketh away.
>
> I was informed last night that my heretofore preferred supplier of
> MOTM knobs, Newark, had raised the price from $1.45 to $2.25 in
> quantities of 50 or more.  This sucks!

  I buy a particular Waldom/Molex RJ45 connector in batches of 5,040 from
Newark.  They _doubled_ the price for no adequately explained reason.  I
called the factory: the factory has not raised the price at all.

  I am now buying an AMP connector that fortunately shares the same
footprint/mounting from Avnet in palce of the part Newark screwed me on.

  I am beginning to get annoyed at Newark.

Crow

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DigiKey now sells the SPDT toggle switch used in MOTM. Part #360-1043-ND.
The switch is a NKK M2012ES1W01.

Paul S.

>>>>
DigiKey now sells the SPDT toggle switch used in MOTM. Part #360-1043-
ND.
The switch is a NKK M2012ES1W01.
<<<<

The DIY gods giveth and they taketh away.

I was informed last night that my heretofore preferred supplier of 
MOTM knobs, Newark, had raised the price from $1.45 to $2.25 in 
quantities of 50 or more.  This sucks!

Moe

> <<<<
>
> The DIY gods giveth and they taketh away.
>
> I was informed last night that my heretofore preferred supplier of
> MOTM knobs, Newark, had raised the price from $1.45 to $2.25 in
> quantities of 50 or more.  This sucks!


Blame Tyco Industries. They buy up smaller companies (in this case
Thomas&Betts/Alco), chop off the
bottom 25% of the revenue lines, then raise prices across the board 25%. I
*hate* those bastards! That's
why I *specifically* used a NKK switch, and not Alco.

Paul S.

So is it too late to switch to an NKK knob<g>?

Moe

--- Paul Schreiber <synth1@...> wrote:
> 
> > <<<<
> >
> > The DIY gods giveth and they taketh away.
> >
> > I was informed last night that my heretofore
> preferred supplier of
> > MOTM knobs, Newark, had raised the price from
> $1.45 to $2.25 in
> > quantities of 50 or more.  This sucks!
> 
> 
> Blame Tyco Industries. They buy up smaller companies
> (in this case
> Thomas&Betts/Alco), chop off the
> bottom 25% of the revenue lines, then raise prices
> across the board 25%. I
> *hate* those bastards! That's
> why I *specifically* used a NKK switch, and not
> Alco.
> 
> Paul S.
> 
> 


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