which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

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mois_2012
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which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by mois_2012 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:44 pm

Hi

I would like to buy some small (5mm) LEDs (colour or white) like shown in the link
https://cdn.instructables.com/F9T/BGLS/ ... ?width=614

I want to buy them from an electronic shop which sells loose LEDs and LED drivers. Does anyone know whether there is any such shop in Helsinki/Espoo/vantaa ?

I do not want to buy Christmas LED stripes or strings which can be found in Clas Ohlson.

Thanks in advance.



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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by sinikala » Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:27 am

No idea if there's a physical shop, I'd buy from RS

http://fi.rsdelivers.com/productlist/se ... 13316&tag=

Amazing how expensive they are, I'd have guessed at a few cents a piece...
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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by wolf80 » Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:41 am

Bebek should have them, they are located in Hakaniemi.

http://www.bebek.fi/kauppa/index2.php

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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by riku2 » Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:53 am

Aliexpress is the ideal place. They are about 1 euro cent each and include free postage to finland.

Here is a nice collection of 300 of different colours and a plastic storage box for total of 4.28e

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Sh ... 2d2c&tpp=1

You do wonder how they can do thing this cheap since the price includes the postage for finland.
There is no tax due once they arrive since the value is so low.

I get all my components and small electronic items from ali express now. They are not that good for branded items like a samsung phone or sony camera but for LEDs, cables etc they are better than ebay or amazon and almost all of the time the postage is included.

mois_2012
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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by mois_2012 » Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:13 pm

I went to Bebek yesterday but 5 mm LEDs seem kind of expensive (50 cents per LED). Maybe I should try online ones.

Thanks guys for the links and information.

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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by meplusthree » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:08 am

You could try here http://yeint.fi/index.php?main=272&productCat=2500
The shop is in Espoo !

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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by harryc » Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:46 pm

As suggested above - Try Aliexpress.

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Re: which electronic shop sells small (5mm) LEDs

Post by Piet » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:15 pm

harryc wrote:As suggested above - Try Aliexpress.
I prefer Ebay because of the more straight forward money back guarantee in case it does not arrive from china (happens often). In case of problems, aliexpress tends to side with the sellers while Ebay always pays you back. (personal experience)

just received my 1000 pcs of bright white 5mm leds (4,60 euro's) tested them all, only 2 faulty.. :thumbsup:
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