It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise useless. Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately unavailable.
Digikey data sheets
Started by ●January 19, 2024
Reply by ●January 19, 20242024-01-19
On Friday, January 19, 2024 at 3:11:38 PM UTC-5, john larkin wrote:> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, > and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise > useless.Why would DigiKey host a datasheet when the manufacturer hosts them? Businesses change hands and/or names so fast these days, it's understandable links go obsolete. They have a new unit of quantity, the bag: "Bag packaging indicates that a specified quantity of product is packaged by the manufacturer in a bag, sealed pouch, or similar container and sold as a unit without repackaging. It is also used to describe kits/assortments where components are packaged in separate bags according to part number or parametric value, rather than in a compartmentalized box or similar rigid container."> > Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. > > They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately > unavailable.That must be the super-bag size.
Reply by ●January 19, 20242024-01-19
fredag den 19. januar 2024 kl. 21.11.38 UTC+1 skrev john larkin:> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, > and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise > useless. > > Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. > > They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately > unavailable.so they don't have any but if you really want one and are willing to pay 50k they will find one for you ...
Reply by ●January 19, 20242024-01-19
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:20:25 -0800 (PST), Fred Bloggs <bloggs.fredbloggs.fred@gmail.com> wrote:>On Friday, January 19, 2024 at 3:11:38?PM UTC-5, john larkin wrote: >> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, >> and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise >> useless. > >Why would DigiKey host a datasheet when the manufacturer hosts them?And why would they bother to get them right?> >Businesses change hands and/or names so fast these days, it's understandable links go obsolete. > >They have a new unit of quantity, the bag: > >"Bag packaging indicates that a specified quantity of product is packaged by the manufacturer in a bag, sealed pouch, or similar container and sold as a unit without repackaging. It is also used to describe kits/assortments where components are packaged in separate bags according to part number or parametric value, rather than in a compartmentalized box or similar rigid container." > >> >> Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. >> >> They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately >> unavailable. > >That must be the super-bag size. >Probably it's some part that a helicopter or something needs and someone has to have the exact part. I can envision some speculation going on. I've seen pretty dumb looking connectors for kilobucks too.
Reply by ●January 19, 20242024-01-19
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:45:01 -0800 (PST), Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> wrote:>fredag den 19. januar 2024 kl. 21.11.38 UTC+1 skrev john larkin: >> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, >> and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise >> useless. >> >> Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. >> >> They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately >> unavailable. > >so they don't have any but if you really want one and are willing to pay 50k they will find one for you ...Yes. Digikey is almost a division of Ebay now. Most electronic parts distributors don't stock parts any more. They are sort of broker-reps. Digikey is useful as a multi-vendor search engine. But be careful... they make a lot of mistakes.
Reply by ●January 20, 20242024-01-20
On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 9:44:37 AM UTC+11, john larkin wrote:> On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:45:01 -0800 (PST), Lasse Langwadt Christensen > <lang...@fonz.dk> wrote: > > >fredag den 19. januar 2024 kl. 21.11.38 UTC+1 skrev john larkin: > >> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, > >> and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise > >> useless. > >> > >> Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. > >> > >> They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately > >> unavailable. > > > >so they don't have any but if you really want one and are willing to pay 50k they will find one for you ... > Yes. Digikey is almost a division of Ebay now. > > Most electronic parts distributors don't stock parts any more. They > are sort of broker-reps. > > Digikey is useful as a multi-vendor search engine. But be careful... > they make a lot of mistakes.So does John Larkin. His ideas about climate change are the most obvious ones, but there are plenty of others. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney
Reply by ●January 20, 20242024-01-20
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:11:26 -0800, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:>It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, >and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise >useless. > >Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. > >They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately >unavailable.They've always been off-site. It's just that the links are getting older and unattended. RL
Reply by ●January 20, 20242024-01-20
On Friday, January 19, 2024 at 11:26:11 PM UTC-6, Anthony William Sloman wrote:> On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 9:44:37 AM UTC+11, john larkin wrote: > > On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:45:01 -0800 (PST), Lasse Langwadt Christensen > > <lang...@fonz.dk> wrote: > > > > >fredag den 19. januar 2024 kl. 21.11.38 UTC+1 skrev john larkin: > > >> It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, > > >> and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise > > >> useless. > > >> > > >> Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. > > >> > > >> They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately > > >> unavailable. > > > > > >so they don't have any but if you really want one and are willing to pay 50k they will find one for you ... > > Yes. Digikey is almost a division of Ebay now. > > > > Most electronic parts distributors don't stock parts any more. They > > are sort of broker-reps. > > > > Digikey is useful as a multi-vendor search engine. But be careful... > > they make a lot of mistakes. > So does John Larkin. His ideas about climate change are the most obvious ones, but there are plenty of others. > > -- > Bill Sloman, SydneyYa know, Tony Bill Sloman, you are a true arsehole. You take every opportunity to make hateful, derogatory replies to everyone you dislike. You have a personality problem. Seek help.
Reply by ●January 20, 20242024-01-20
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Reply by ●January 20, 20242024-01-20
On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 11:15:26 -0500, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:>On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:11:26 -0800, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote: > >>It feels like the Digikey data sheets are now often links off-site, >>and those links are now often broken or plain wrong or otherwise >>useless. >> >>Plus, most of the parts are unavailable or insanely priced. >> >>They show several relays over $50,000 each but they are fortunately >>unavailable. > >They've always been off-site. > >It's just that the links are getting older and unattended. > >RLSome don't even go to the right company or part type.
