Materials & Parts
Electronics, componants
Bigger Shops - large and often complex catalogues
| Supplier | Material | Website | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS | electronics, componants, tools | http://uk.rs-online.com/ | Fast delivery, huge selection. Free delivery. Collection also possible from Bow |
| Rapid online | electronics, componants, tools | https://www.rapidonline.com | Fast delivery, huge selection, student pricing + free delivery over £30 |
| Mouser | electronics, consumer stuff | https://www.mouser.co.uk/ | Fast delivery, some items overpriced, Free delivery over £33 |
| Farnell | electronics, componants, tools | http://www.farnell.co.uk | Free delivery over £20 (ex VAT) |
| CPC | electronics, componants, tools | http://cpc.farnell.com/ | Free delivery over £8 + VAT |
| Bitsbox | https://www.bitsbox.co.uk/ |
Smaller Shops - stock products locally, so not shipping from the EU/US
| Supplier | Material | Website | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proto-Pic | electronics, componants | https://www.proto-pic.co.uk/ | Offers 10% student discount |
| Cool components | electronics, componants | http://coolcomponents.co.uk/ | |
| Pimoroni | electronics, robotics, kits | https://shop.pimoroni.com/ | |
| Robotshop | electronics, robotics | https://www.robotshop.com/ | |
| Active Robots | electronics, robotics | http://www.active-robots.com/ | |
| Hobbytronics | electronics, componants | http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/ | |
| Hobbyking | radio controlled electronics | https://hobbyking.com/ | RC control, BLDC motors, battery packs etc |
| SKPang | electronics, componants | https://skpang.co.uk/ | |
| #DigitalMeans | electronics, componants | http://digitalmeans.co.uk/ | |
| Oomlout | electronics, componants | https://oomlout.co.uk/ | |
| Spiratronics | electronics, componants | http://spiratronics.com/ | |
| Bright Components | electronics, componants | http://bright-components.co.uk/ | |
| Kitronik | electronics, robotics, kits | https://kitronik.co.uk/ |
US/EU based
| Supplier | Material | Website | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino | kits | https://store.arduino.cc/ | |
| Adafruit | electronics, componants, kits | https://www.adafruit.com/ | |
| Sparkfun | electronics, kits | https://www.sparkfun.com/ | |
| Seeed studio | pcb and electronics components | http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ | |
| Digikey (USA) | electronics, componants, kits | http://www.digikey.co.uk/ |
China based
| Supplier | Material | Website | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seedstudio (China) | electronics, componants, kits | https://seeedstudio.com/ | |
| DF Robot (China) | electronics, componants, robotics | http://dfrobot.com/ | |
| DealExtreme (China) | electronics, componants | http://dx.com/ | |
| Ali Express (China) | electronics, componants | https://www.aliexpress.com/ |