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From:	"Chris Smith (space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com)" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	[geda-user] [OT] Part selection
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Date:	Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:19:58 +0100
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Hi,

A bit of a general question, but what approach to people find best when looking for devices like switches, etc. β€” particularly devices that are part of a range, and have other matched parts (caps, bezels, etc.)?

I start looking in places like Farnell, RS, Mouser, etc. but I find the process is more time consuming than I think it really should be β€” in particular it’s difficult to quickly work out which caps go with which switches.  This is one of those situations where I find a physical catalogue much easier to use than a search engine; flipping pages is quicker, particularly when there is a lot of subjective choice in the matter.

Regards,
Chris
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Chris Smith <space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com>

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