Cheap Component Search

Hey all,

I took some time and collected links of common components used in these projects.

Tayda lets you group Favorited components so you can just add a bunch of items to the cart at once. Good for stuff you run out of a lot like jacks and pots.


6.35mm jacks

6.35MM 1/4" STEREO PHONE JACK

$0.45 £0.35


Molex / Wafer Connector bits

(Image lies, check the details to be sure you get the right pins you need. You will also want a crimper.)
WAFER CONNECTOR 2.54MM 4 PINS

$0.04 £0.031

HOUSING CONNECTOR 2.54MM 4 PINS

$0.03 £0.023

CRIMP TERMINAL CONNECTOR 2.54MM

$0.03 £0.023


Capacitors

SAVE TIME EASY ORDERING PAGE FOR CERAMIC DISC CAPACITORS

$0.01 £0.0077

Electrolytic Capacitors
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/capacitors/electrolytic-capacitors.html
$0.02-0.85 £0.015-0.65

10UF 25V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM

$0.02 £0.015

1UF 50V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM NICHICON

$0.15 £0.12

10UF 25V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM

$0.02 £0.015

100UF 10V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 5X11MM

$0.03 £0.023

4700UF 25V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 16X26MM

$0.60 £0.46

100UF 35V 105C RADIAL ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR 6X11MM

$0.03 £0.023


Resistors

SAVE TIME EASY ORDERING PAGE FOR 1/4W 1% RESISTORS

$0.012 £0.0092

SAVE TIME EASY ORDERING PAGE FOR 1/4W 5% RESISTORS

$0.01 £0.0077

PHOTO CONDUCTIVE CELL RESISTOR LDR 650NM RADIAL KE-10720
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/photo-conductive-cell-resistor-ldr-650nm-radial-ke-10720.html
$0.24 £0.18


Ribbon Cable

10 CONDUCTOR AWG 28 FLAT RIBBON CABLE 1FT (30CM)

$0.20 £0.15

16 CONDUCTOR AWG 28 FLAT RIBBON CABLE 1FT (30CM)

$0.33 £0.25

IDC SOCKET CONNECTOR 2.54MM 2*5 PIN

$0.16 £0.12

IDC SOCKET CONNECTOR 2.54MM 2*8 PIN DOUBLE CONTACT

$0.30 £0.23

16 PIN BOX HEADER CONNECTOR 2.54MM 2*8PIN

$0.18 £0.14

10 PIN BOX HEADER CONNECTOR 2.54MM 2*5PIN

$0.14 £0.11


Timer ICs

NE555 IC 555 TIMER PDIP-8

$0.16 £0.12


Memory ICs

24LC512-I/P 24LC512 512KBIT SERIAL IC I2C SERIAL EEPROM IC

$1.97 £1.51


OP-AMP ICs

LM13700 LM13700N OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER IC

$2.02 £1.55

TL072 LOW NOISE J-FET DUAL OP-AMP IC

$0.34 £0.26

TL074 QUAD OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER J-FET PDIP-14 TL074CN

$0.49 £0.38


74xxxx ICs

74HC595 8 BIT SHIFT REGISTER IC

$0.29 £0.22

74LS00 7400 QUAD 2-INPUT NAND GATE IC

$0.29 £0.22

74LS04 HEX INVERTER IC

$0.69 £0.53

74LS08 7408 QUADRUPLE 2 INPUT POSITIVE AND GATE IC

$0.44 £0.34

74LS32 7432 QUADRUPLE 2 INPUT POSITIVE OR GATE IC

$0.38 £0.29

74LS138 (3-to-8 line decoder)

$0.99 £0.76


IC sockets

8 PIN DIP IC SOCKET ADAPTOR SOLDER TYPE

$0.03 £0.023

14 PIN DIP IC SOCKET ADAPTOR SOLDER TYPE

$0.05 £0.038

16 PIN DIP IC SOCKET ADAPTOR SOLDER TYPE

$0.06 £0.046


Potentiometer

LINEAR TAPER POTENTIOMETER 6.35MM diameter
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=linear+potentiometer+6.35MM
$0.50-0.59 £0.38-0.45

Trimmers
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/potentiometer-variable-resistors/trimmers.html
$0.06-$0.08 £0.046-0.061

Cermet
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/potentiometer-variable-resistors/cermet-potentiometers.html
$0.19-0.28 £0.15-0.21


Knobs

(24MM are the small ones, 33MM look good for things like the performance filter.)

ALUMINUM KNOB 24MM (Blank, no numbers)

$0.45 £0.35

ALUMINUM KNOB 24MM (Lines and numbers)

$0.48 £0.37

ALUMINUM KNOB 37MM (Blank, no numbers)

$0.48 £0.37

ALUMINUM KNOB 37MM (Lines and numbers)

$0.48 £0.37

BOSS STYLE SILVER TOP BLACK KNOB 33MM

$0.39 £0.30

BOSS STYLE SILVER TOP BLACK KNOB 27MM

$0.56 £0.43


Voltage Regulators

L7812CV LM7812 L7812 7812 VOLTAGE REGULATOR IC + 12V 1.5A

$0.23 £0.18

L7912CV LM7912 L7912 7912 VOLTAGE REGULATOR IC -12V 1.5A

$0.24 £0.18

L78L05ACZ L78L05 78L05 +5 VOLTS 100MA VOLTAGE REGULATOR IC

$0.09 £0.069


Hardware

HEATSINK TO-220 4 FINS ALUMINIUM

$0.24 £0.18

DC POWER JACK 2.1MM BARREL-TYPE PCB MOUNT

$0.16 £0.12

WASHER 3.3MM FOR SCREW M3

$0.02 £0.015

NUT 3MM FOR SCREW M3

$0.02 £0.015

M3 STAINLESS STEEL SCREW
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/nuts-washers-screws-spacers-and-more/screws.html
$0.02 £0.015

BRASS STANDOFF SPACER GOLDEN SCREW
https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/nuts-washers-screws-spacers-and-more/spacers.html
$0.12-0.17 £0.092-0.13


Stripboard

BIG STRIPBOARD 110X93MM (COPPER)

$1.29 £0.99


Transistors

2N3704 NPN GENERAL PURPOSE TRANSISTOR

$0.11 £0.084

BC558 BC558B TRANSISTOR PNP 0.1A 30V

$0.04 £0.031


Switch

MINI TOGGLE SWITCH SPDT ON-ON

$0.47 £0.36

MINI TOGGLE SWITCH DPDT ON-ON

$0.59 £0.45

MINI TOGGLE SWITCH 1M SERIES SPDT ON-OFF-MOM
Also known as ON-OFF-(ON)

$1.00 £0.72

DIP SWITCH 4 POSITIONS GOLD PLATED CONTACTS TOP ACTUATED

$0.27 £0.21

ROCKER SWITCH BLACK ON/OFF DPST 6A 250VAC PANEL MOUNT, SNAP-IN

$0.29 £0.22

TACT SWITCH 6X6MM 5MM THROUGH HOLE SPST-NO

$0.04 £0.031

TACTILE SWITCH CAPS BLACK COLOR 5.3X10MM

$0.10 £0.077


Diode

1N4004 DIODE 1A 400V

$0.02 £0.015


Button

PUSH BUTTON MOMENTARY PANEL MOUNT BLACK KNOB SPST-NO

$0.25 £0.19

PUSH BUTTON MOMENTARY PANEL MOUNT RED KNOB SPST-NO

$0.22 £0.17


Arduino NANO clone

NANO 3.0 CONTROLLER COMPATIBLE WITH ARDUINO NANO CH340 USB DRIVER

$3.69 £2.83


LED 3-5mm

LED 3MM RED

$0.02 £0.015

LED 5MM RED

$0.03 £0.023

LED 3MM GREEN

$0.02 £0.015

LED 5MM GREEN

$0.03 £0.023

LED 3MM YELLOW

$0.02 £0.015

LED 5MM YELLOW

$0.03 £0.023

LED 3MM BLUE

$0.02 £0.015

LED 5MM BLUE

$0.03 £0.023


TRS Male to 1/4 Inch cables

Monoprice 8-Channel 1/4 Inch TRS Male to 1/4 Inch TRS Male Snake 26AWG Cable C/D - 1 Meter (3 Feet) with 8 Balanced Mono/Unbalanced Stereo Lines

$16.98 £12.93
The price per cable works out to be $2.12 £1.61. 1 meter each, they come with extra shielding that binds them together that you can just remove. Different colors to boot.

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