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Hello 0010 all,

Does anyone have a tip on who is the best supplier for a Dutch guy to buy some W65C02S

You have the option to go to Mouser (https://nl.mouser.com/. I use them in the UK. You'll get bona fides parts from them. The only issue is there is a minimum spend before you get free postage - it'll be around €40.

Dave

Mouser, no argument. They work all across Europe and I've had no problem in DE. The only thing is to watch that minimum spend to avoid silly postage charges - but three or four 65c02 will cover that, I think.

Neil

Ditto on Mouser, they are very nice to work with.

One thing I have noticed recently is that in spite of local-language stores - with different stock, on some parts which might have export restrictions - the big two suppliers, Mouser and Digikey, both supply from the States. Farnell will supply from the UK and Belgium, and as far as I recall every time I have used Reichelt, they've supplied from Germany.

Which might have implications if we get into US/EU tariff shin-kicking competition ( https://youtu.be/rajJJaiEdPE )... though current policies are likely to put up semiconductor prices anyway.

Neil

We have some strange games in the UK. We roll cheeses downhill and try to catch them, too. And don't even mention Morris Dancing - the damage you can do with a handkerchief, some bells, and a two-inch ash stick...

I think it's been mentioned that the WDC parts are made by TSMC in Taiwan, so that's _not_ mainland China and shouldn't attract US import tarrifs, though depending on the shin-kicking, they may get stung when they're imported from the US to Europe.

Neil

then there's the flaming tar barrel carrying (Ottery St. Mary, Devon), various Hand Ba games in Scotland (small leather "ball", 2 teams) - in my town they board up the windows on 'ba day. Guy Fawkes Night (legal fireworks!) Bog Snorkelling (it is what it sounds like), Worm Charming is tame by comparison...

-Gordon

Yes, I noticed brexit and trump tariffs make Mouser and Digikey quite expensive.

Yes, I already noticed Brexit and trump tariffs make Mouser and Digikey more expensive, likewise Limor Fried's Adafruit, pity, I liked her electronic products so much , actually the rise of import duties was the main reason I posted this thread .

So, probably Reichelt it will be, I live about ten clicks from the German border, there is a packing station in a village supermarket there, where I am a regular customer, which even opens up the possibility of having stuff shipped there and then collecting it there myself . Much faster and safer than DHL International (yesterday DHL lost over €200,- worth of thing that were send to me ).

Probably no stranger than some of the things we Yanks do.  One of the more-hilarious “games” we have is log-rolling, commonly in areas of the country in which lumberjacking is carried out.  Contestants often end up going for an unplanned swim in murky water. 


Sounds like that could be fun...the catching part, anyhow.  Nothing like a well-aged Gouda for a prize!


I’d not heard of Morris dancing, but found a Wikipedia article about it.  This caught my eye:
That swords bit sound worrisome, especially if you’re a guy and another bloke on the team has a beef with you.    The article also mentions that Morris dancing is practiced in the US.  All-in-all, looks to be a pretty strange business, but probably no more so than pumpkin chunkin, which is likely more dangerous than a bunch of guys dancing with swords. 

As for the shin-kicking contest, when I saw those two women going at it, I had a flashback to my boyhood and schoolyard fights.  Only difference is we boys aimed higher than the shins. 


Correct on TSMC and Taiwan.  From what I recall, there is little-to-no US tariff on Taiwan-made goods that are not in direct competition to a US equivalent.  Any tariff on a WDC part being sold to you guys would be imposed by your government.

As I earlier said, I’m inclined to think this tariff business will primarily affect high-value products.  If it becomes a problem for Digi-Key or Mouser, I wouldn’t be surprised if they started warehousing product somewhere in the EU and have it shipped directly from Taiwan to the EU location, completely bypassing the USA and its tariffs.

I personally think the Trump tariffs will be counterproductive, but then, they didn’t cut me in on the latest Signal chat. 

Not surprising. When I worked as a local courier, I had a chance to observe several of the "big name" national and international package handlers. Based on what I saw, I considered DHL the weakest and most incompetent of all of them. On the other hand, I thought that if I was ever put in charge of the local branch, it would be by far the easiest to improve .