Currently I am selling them at £3 each. But I've had a stock of them for a while anyway. But seeing as RS have them at £5 and farnell £8+ I suspect the supply is drying up. I am still hunting for branded sockets but I fear I'll not be able to keep the £3 price once stock dries up. Socket header strips are a alternative at least.
Mostly in terms of the remake boards and a lot of upgrades still WIP, I am wondering about just normal square pins and sockets and thinking of just moving away from the 68k sockets all together..
The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
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Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
@exxos But if you stop selling those sockets, what is@PhilC going to do?
They seem to be his favourite item from your store...
They seem to be his favourite item from your store...
Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
Will have to pay inflated prices I have my minions looking for a supply. But even so, I doubt surplus stocks will last long. I'm not paying like £10 a pop x100 times over for example. Its cash I'm stood out of, and what profit margins would be.. Just not viable for me to sell them.
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Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
I'd better order some on payday then!!! Only a week to go.
I'm sure that post title rings a bell @exxos
I'm sure that post title rings a bell @exxos
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Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
@JezC im stocking up tonight then
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Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
Oh, the hordeing has started!
Is the 64 way socket the new toilet roll?
Is the 64 way socket the new toilet roll?
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Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
@stephen_usher Might make sitting down afterwards a bit uncomfortable!stephen_usher wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:45 pm Oh, the hordeing has started!
Is the 64 way socket the new toilet roll?
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OOOOOH! Scratchy!
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
At first I thought "68k socket" was referring to "PLCC68" sockets, and was a bit puzzled...
Re: The great 68k socket shortage of 2020
ah nope, DIP sockets
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