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Posted for "Tom Gourley" <tom.gourley@verizon.net>:
I've compared
several of them to Digi-Key and Lancair's price is a little less.
DigiKey (http://www.digikey.com) is a great resource of anything electronics including connectors. Their single piece prices are almost invariably higher than other places, but for that price you get reliable service, the likes of which I have never experienced. If you order by the cutoff time, you can count on it that the right product will ship that day. I routinely order for them in the evening and have the parts in my hand 16 hours later the next morning.
Other places to consider are Mouser (http://www.mouser.com) and Newark (http://www.newark.com) With all three places, if you will be ordering frequently, registering and creating an account makes the online ordering process a lot easier. Another big plus is that all three of these places are set up for and welcome the occasional buyer looking for very small quantities. If you go to the AMP site and find a connector you like and find it in stock at some distributor that caters mainly to the OEM, the distributor may or may not be willing to deal with you and will certainly make you jump through hoops.
All that said, as a general rule, if Lancair caries it for a comparable price, it is most probably your best bet to buy it from them. You can call Lancair and ask for help if you are stuck -- DigiKey will not provide that service.
For the person who was looking for the AMP website, it is : http://www.amp.com AMP, Aircraft and Marine Parts, was created as a general DOD supplier during WW-II. Over the next decades, it moved exclusively into connectors and developed a strong reputation for quality products. It was bought by Tyco Electronics a few years ago. Tyco also owns Raychen, Potter & Brumfield and others. For a while they were pushing the Tyco name and de-emphasizing the AMP name, but they seem to have backed off on that. However, you may see AMP and and Raychem products listed as Tyco products.
Regards,
Hamid
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