Digi-Key

[Frank Bemelman]

Just in case you ordered from the US into an non-US country :
The goverment requires them to ask these silly questions.

Yes, but Digi-key has turned that into an art. To hell with Digi-key.

[snip]

 

[martin griffith]

Does anyone remember the fuss many years ago when a shipment of *capacitors*
bound for Iraq was intercepted - thereby 'proving' they were making an atom bomb

I think they were Flux Capacitors, 1.21 GWatts needed, IIRC

martin

"Wales is a big welsh-shaped rain collection device"

 

[Frank Bemelman]

I would never ever find a friend in the USA who will buy the parts for me,
send me the parts as a gift, and I repay the friend for the gift with
Paypal. No sir, not me. That would be illegal.

Of course there are hundreds+ of ways to get the parts. Which
proves it is all silly behaviour. But most Americans have no
brains and joyfully dance to whatever their government serves
them. And it only takes half a brain to realize that.

 

[Rich Grise]

A man of experience.

It's only logical. You don't buy your sulfur, charcoal, and KNO3 all
at the same place, either. ;-)

And just for the record, I have never done anything that would
harm a child, or any other human, for that matter, and never will.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[Luhan Monat]

I think they were Flux Capacitors, 1.21 GWatts needed, IIRC

When they ask you how soon you need these, always answer 'yesterday'.

 

[R Adsett]

The OP appears to be posting from Brazil btw. I though you had free trade in the
Americas now ?

The free just refers to duty really. Some other regulations (ownership,
taxation, enviromental regulation) usually get tossed in as well, but
there are still a lot of regulations left to put sand in the gears and
produce small mountains of paperwork. Free in this case is just less
constrained.

However, I don't remember if Brazil is a member of one of the free trade
agreements.

Robert

 

[Jonathan Kirwan]

It's only logical. You don't buy your sulfur, charcoal, and KNO3 all
at the same place, either. ;-)

I have from the same supply house, along with picric acid, RFNA, and
other nastiness.

And just for the record, I have never done anything that would
harm a child, or any other human, for that matter, and never will.

I was only teasing.

Jon

 

[Pooh Bear]

The free just refers to duty really. Some other regulations (ownership,
taxation, enviromental regulation) usually get tossed in as well, but
there are still a lot of regulations left to put sand in the gears and
produce small mountains of paperwork. Free in this case is just less
constrained.

I assumed the business about the duty. If it doesn't really reduce paperwork
otherwise, then it's of only half the potential value - as opposed to the EU where no
country to country paperwork is now ever required.

However, I don't remember if Brazil is a member of one of the free trade
agreements.

I was under the impression that most N and S American countries ( if not all ) were
involved.

Graham

 

[Pooh Bear]

bound for Iraq was intercepted - thereby 'proving' they were >making an atom bomb

I think they were Flux Capacitors, 1.21 GWatts needed, IIRC

What's a 'flux capacitor' ?

I have a recollection of some State Deptmentment guy holding something up and it
didn't look like it could be much more than 100uF !

Graham

 

[John S. Dyson]

Does anyone remember the fuss many years ago when a shipment of *capacitors*
bound for Iraq was intercepted - thereby 'proving' they were making an atom bomb
?

Wasn't that the order for 'Krytons' or somesuch? Those would be fast
and small gas trigger tubes, perfect for precision timing/triggering.

John

 

[Luhan Monat]

martin griffith wrote:




What's a 'flux capacitor' ?

I have a recollection of some State Deptmentment guy holding something up and it
didn't look like it could be much more than 100uF !

Graham

Used in the drive train of a Dolorian, as I recall.

 

[Pooh Bear]

Used in the drive train of a Dolorian, as I recall.

You mean De Lorean ( made in Northern Ireland by *both* protestants and catholics ! )
don't you ? I guess something had to let it do that time travel thing !

Hey Hollywood - we love your inventions - esp the cars that catch fire as soon as they
go off-road !

Graham

 

[Pooh Bear]

Wasn't that the order for 'Krytons' or somesuch? Those would be fast
and small gas trigger tubes, perfect for precision timing/triggering.

I imagine you mean Klystrons - which are just UHF signal devices.

Can't you do precision timing with just about any device ? Thermionics come to mind !

You may be right. But the State Dept guys called them capacitors. Maybe glass
dielectric - but that kind of info never reached the public.

Graham

 

[YD]

Does anyone remember the fuss many years ago when a shipment of *capacitors*
bound for Iraq was intercepted - thereby 'proving' they were making an atom bomb
?

The OP appears to be posting from Brazil btw. I though you had free trade in the
Americas now ?

Graham

We have, sort of. Less regulated and less paperwork. Individuals may
import up to $50 free, over that it's a 50% surtax, except for books.
Dunno about the rules for businesses.

AIUI the Fernando's problem is at the Digikey side. Bureaucrats are
unlikely to know the difference between Brazil and Albania anyway, so
anyone wanting a pack of resistors will probably be suspected of being
an international terrorist and have his life history thoroughly
checked over before recieving a single ohm of it.

- YD.

 

[R Adsett]

I assumed the business about the duty. If it doesn't really reduce paperwork
otherwise, then it's of only half the potential value - as opposed to the EU where no
country to country paperwork is now ever required.

It reduces the paperwork somewhat but some remains. Some of the barriers
make a lot of sense. For instance the US has restrictions on the import
of citrus in order to protect it's crops. Canada doesn't have such
restrictions since it has no citrus crops to protect.

Some people have suggested moves towards a European style trade area but
almost no-one is ready for that.

I was under the impression that most N and S American countries ( if not all ) were
involved.

Nope. There are a whole set of agreements and I won't pretend I know
them all, or even more than a small subset.

The biggest is probably NAFTA which is Canada, US and Mexico. There is a
Canada/Chile agreement and a US/Carribean agreement. There are almost
certainly others.

Also of course the US has an embargo on Cuba.

Robert

 

[Robert Baer]

:




I imagine you mean Klystrons - which are just UHF signal devices.

Can't you do precision timing with just about any device ? Thermionics come to mind !

You may be right. But the State Dept guys called them capacitors. Maybe glass
dielectric - but that kind of info never reached the public.

Graham

A 'Krytons' is a gas triode designed for dast triggering of
relatively high currents.
Can be used with other items to set off explosives...

 

[Rene Tschaggelar]

[snip]

The OP appears to be posting from Brazil btw. I though you had free trade in the
Americas now ?

Free trade with the US means, the US gets the benefits,
the others less ...

Rene

 

[Robert Latest]

On Sun, 29 May 2005 21:39:51 +0100,

Does anyone remember the fuss many years ago when a shipment of *capacitors*
bound for Iraq was intercepted - thereby 'proving' they were making an atom bomb

A colleague of mine some years ago had to have some scientific gear fixed
in Switzerland. By the time it was finished he was in Switzerland himself
and so decided to just take the thing back with him. Of course at the
airport he had to unpack his case, and when he innocently told the
security people that they were looking at an "ion gun", there was some
commotion. I forgot if he missed his flight or not, but for the story,
let's assume he did.

robert

 

[Al]

"Fernando" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht



Digi-key are a bunch of bastards worse than the Spanish Enquisition. ^^^^^^^^^^^
Digi-key are a bunch of bastards worse than the Spanish Inquisition

Sigh!

 

[PaulCsouls]

They look at you funny if you buy a hundred apples and ten packs
of double-edge razor blades on October 31st too.

People are suspicious these days. Recently I saw a sign saying "FOUND
CAT", a Phone Number and "MUST DESCRIBE". Like there are people going
around claiming cats that aren't theirs. I was tempted to call them up
and say it tastes like chicken.

Paul C.