Hi Harry, I dont live in Adelaide, so I cant help you with local stores, but here's a list of my favourite online stores - http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/ Good cheap programmer kit (P16PRO) and lots of surplus gear. http://www.microzed.com.au/ Best place for PIC's and eeproms, also has LCD's, crystals,etc http://www.futurlec.com/ VERY cheap pots and ZIF sockets. http://www.vorlac.com.au/ Lots of surplus, check the specials pages. http://www.jaycar.com.au/ http://www.altronics.com.au/ http://www.dse.com.au/ All useful at times. http://www.farnell.com.au/ Last resort - they've got just about everything, but usually at least 2-3 times the price. hope this helps