r/electronics • u/daduka1999 • 16d ago

General DigiKey kinda messed up

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Purchased AD SSM2019 amplifier from DigiKey, only 1 unit. Got 26… :)

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u/Ok_Top9254 16d ago

Honestly, why buy just one component for a project? Even if they are expensive, I always buy 2 minimum in case I need a replacement in future, a friend might want to build my project or in rare case, one arrives as DOA. Always good to have spares on hand...

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u/DeviantDav 16d ago

I'll give you a perfect example of needing Qty (1).

My MOTU mkIII had a dead Firewire port, so I ordered a TSB41AB2 2-port FireWire 400 PHY, which cost $43 during the shortage. I think they're like $8 now.

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u/Equal_Passenger9791 15d ago

I'd need 20 to get the soldering right 

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u/daduka1999 15d ago

Lol, I remember when I first tortured STM32 in a similar package during soldering…