Doz' Blog: Doz' list of great suppliers.

I'll try and keep this list up to date. If you spot a broken link, leave me a comment, and I'll get it corrected or remove it. eBay sellers do tend to come and go a bit...

RS - The obvious choice, next day delivery and guaranteed genuine parts. I get free shipping.

Farnell - Similar to above, slightly better stock sometimes. Similar pricing. Postage extra.

CPC - a part of Farnell, with differing pricing and delivery. Sometimes stock figures on website somewhat apocryphal.

Rapid electronics - Sometimes good pricing on transformers. Sometimes.... Now the UK part of Conrad Electronics.

Conrad Electronics - EU only supplier since Brexit. See Rapid above for get out clause.

TME.EU - a once fabulous, mostly next-day supplier at sensible rices, with excellent stock and quality parts. Then some idiots thought Brexit was a good idea. They won't supply small orders to the UK now. Hugely missed.

Hot Rox UK Guitar-centric supplier of valves. THE best supplier of valves in the UK bar none. Shop with confidence.

The Pi Hut For all things raspberry flavoured.

Retroleum Superb supplier of retro computers parts - great guy, buy with complete confidence.

The Wood Veneer Hub - Rookie tolerant suppliers of wood veneers. Huge help to me when I first started doing this. Highly recommended.

eBay suppliers - CAVEAT - buying components on eBay is a nightmare. A last resort, but I've had good results from these sellers. YMMV.

cece-mods - vintage commodore parts.

Retrocomputershack - nicely made leads, and other vintage computer parts.

TC Electronic components - general electronic parts.

Oak Store Direct - Wooden stuff - family run firm, most helpful.

DM Components 2011 - general electronic parts.

M0MAT Radio - RF parts.

G0OYQ-Steve - More RF parts.

All Metal Parts - Metal parts - family run, great help.

Smiffy's parts - Best quality mini fittings.

See More Items - actually the eBay shop of a small electronics emporium in my home town. Superb service, and good coffee! Buy with 100% confidence.

Normal Services - Vintage parts - similar to the above.

Kenable - cheap and cheerful cables, despite their huge size, have great customer service.

Disclaimer.

Many pages on this blog describe working with high voltages, and vintage equipment. Sadly in this day of litigation, and common sense being absent, I must publish a disclaimer.

WARNING. Do NOT try these things at home. Most of the equipment I deal with in these pages uses high voltage, it will floor you or kill you if you come into contact with it. It will not warn you, blow a fuse, nor pull your safety trip. It may not give you a second chance. RESPECT IT'S AUTHORITY.

Many pages describe working with mains, or dealing with mains powered equipment which may have exposed mains connections inside the enclosure. Pull the plug and isolate before removing covers! Some equipment, in particular valve (tube) amplifiers, television sets and switched mode power supplies, can store high voltages for a considerable period of time after the power has been removed, especially if a fault condition exists. Always check and safely discharge capacitors. Safety is paramount.

There is risk of exposure to chemicals and physical debris. Precautions I take include, but are not limited to, use of rubber gloves, fume extraction and safety glasses.

All material on these pages is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. I will not, under any circumstances, accept liability should you injure, or kill yourself repeating any of the content of this website.

Always seek professional advice if in ANY doubt.

By entering and using this website, you agree to the above disclaimer. Play safely. I need all the readers I can get ;)

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Not a business.

I repeatedly get requests, via messaging etc, asking me to fix their kit for them. This is just a hobby for me. I don't take on repairs on a commercial basis. The idea is to give my readers an insight into what's involved, and enable them to fix their own gear, (within the realms of safety of course), and I'll always help if I can. It's really for my own enjoyment and entertainment. It all started out with a simple website to actually document what I was doing, rather than making copious notes on paper, which I'd been doing since the late 80's. It was a friend that suggested I should make it all public, so I did. I never dreamed anyone else would find it interesting, and yet, I get around 200 people visiting everyday, which astounds me even to this day. So, sadly I can't fix your gear for you. Take it to a local firm. There are still a few TV repair places dotted about, a good few repair cafe's operate up and down the country, and see if you can find a tame radio ham who may share some of their knowledge and experience. There are a few "Makerspaces" dotted around the country, and they may be willing to help. I currently work as an engineer in the broadcast industry, and, until that changes, this will just remain a hobby. Thanks. Doz.

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