Correction,
It should have said the parts cost about X5 if they are doing the electronic
matching. If not, the price is about the same everywhere else.
Best,
Will
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On 6/6/06 at 11:16 PM Will Matney wrote:
>Dan,
>
>I wouldn't put much faith in Richardsons claims of lab testing everything
>as I used the be an OEM that bought from them and CECO. Bernie Guss, who
>was in sales with CECO told me they matched them by lot numbers the same
>as the rest. CECO was the division at one time that sold parts into the
>gray area, and who Richardsons sent everyone to. In order to receive lab
>testing and a certificate the parts cost about X5 what they do if they're
>actually doing it as they have to be placed in a jig and all the
>parameters matched. You also get a guarantee along with the certificate.
>About the only one who they actually do this for is the government. If I
>hadn't dealt with them as much as I did over the years, I wouldn't say it.
>I had an enginner at Motorola tell me at one time too that lot number
>matching was almost as good as they all should be the same off the same
>die or run. I imagine they told this to Merit at RF Parts as that's who
>Merit had make the SRF line. All they were, were re
> -marked MRF transistors like MRF-454, etc..
>
>If it were me, and wanting to buy these parts, I'd look at Westgate
>Laboratories. They have some of the better prices and can order in any
>part you want. They specialize in these type parts and if I recall are the
>successors to Elmira Electronics who were the Westinghouse vacuum tube
>folks from years back.
>
>http://westgateparts.com/
>
>Best,
>
>Will
>
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>On 6/6/06 at 7:33 PM Dan Levin wrote:
>
>>Well, I'm wouldn't say that RF Parts is as good a place as any if you care
>>about price, and I don't know if they really match parts or just match lot
>>numbers like CCI does.
>>
>>Richardson Electronics (www.rell.com) is cheaper than RF Parts, maintains
>>stock, and has "real" (i.e. they will actually measure stuff in a lab, not
>>just match up lot numbers) matching capability. They also carry very
>nifty
>>high wattage resistors for those attenuator and terminator needs.
>>
>>RFMW (www.rfmw.com) is cheaper than Richardson, and also has real matching
>
>>capability. They likely have a pair in stock, but don't seem to keep as
>>much inventory as RELL does (RELL buys something like 25,000 at a time).
>>
>> ***dan, K6IF
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