Duggle Posted September 8, 2002 Report Share Posted September 8, 2002 Anyone know of an Australian stockist of suitable rotary encoders?O/S is very expensive for us here.many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted September 9, 2002 Report Share Posted September 9, 2002 Hi Duggle,I've searched pretty hard and the only place I found was Farnell - over $7 each!!Best I found was $3 from O/S, but with minimum order I have to get 64 or more.Anyone in OZ want to do a bulk order with me?I volunteer to do the ordering etc. I'm in Melbourne.cheers,Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggle Posted September 9, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2002 hi paul,thanks, I'm interested in at least 16 off. I'm not sure when though, as I've just built a MB64 and am busy playing with it working out, assessing what the requirements are.What is the farnell part# and O/S supplier? I'm in Melbourne.Is the $3 AUS and include GST? many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboy Posted September 9, 2002 Report Share Posted September 9, 2002 They are from mouser - US$1.65 each.Farnell part number is -.733-740 (horizontal).733-751 (vertical)Dont know if we'd have to pay GST or customs, I'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest omjn Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 hi,i am going to start a midibox project soon and will look to purchase some encoders. i am in perth. if you purchase bulk it may be helpful to me also. can you keem me informed?cheersmichael noble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggle Posted September 10, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 I know from experience that GST is applied and is payable once the goods arrive in the country, before they are delivered. Apart from GST, and pehaps a small customs charge, delivery was the only other major cost.Paul, is the 64 off based on the minimum order quantity for Mouser? I notice the next price break at 100 off is US$1.50 = AUD$2.73 I'm thinking about the quantity that I will want..thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Hi,I realise I am boosting an old topic here, but if anyone in Oz is still interested in a bulk order from overseas, count me in for 16 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted March 30, 2003 Report Share Posted March 30, 2003 I am also interested, unsure of quantity because I'm still waiting on a final control surface spec to work out how many encoders it will need, and therefore how many encoders I'll need for my modified surface. I'll probably go for 8-16, so an order in excess of 100 total would probably be doable to reduce the cost further. Always remember that there'll be people popping up here wanting more also, so you could always order extra and sell'em off to guys later.I'm in Adelaide.cheers matekieran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted March 31, 2003 Report Share Posted March 31, 2003 anyone want to order LCD graphic displays while we are at it? I'm in Sydney :) (and interested in bulk encoders too!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted April 1, 2003 Report Share Posted April 1, 2003 Crystalfontz? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest omjn Posted April 3, 2003 Report Share Posted April 3, 2003 hi all,any more news on a rotary encoder bulk buy?cheersomjn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Hey Kieran, haven't heard from you for a while!! what do you mean.... Crystalfontz? april fools joke or supplier of LCD's???bye from Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 OK here goes:I am willing to act as the go-between for an Australian bulk order of rotaries from overseas. Here's how I propose it would work.You can mail me with a *firm* commitment of numbers at clae@barrelfullofmonkeys.org . When the number goes over the minimum order, I will mail each of you back with costs and banking details. As soon as all monies are received, I will place the order, then when the parts arrive, I will split the package up and post your orders out. We'll need to include a cost for postage.I'm sorry that I can't offer to cover your orders before receiving any money. I am a pensioner living from checque to checque, and I simply don't have the cash flow to do that. I do however have access to a credit card to make the order with. If anyone has any doubts about my integrity, my ebay profile is up as clae13. I'm doing this so that I can get some affordable rotaries and begin my MIDIbox project, and so that everyone else can get started too.If the necessary amount of money for a minimum order does not come in, of course all monies will be returned to those who did contribute.OK, so now that I've volunteered this much, what I'd like from someone else is to do the research on where to order the right parts from at the best price. Once we have a consensus on that, and if everyone agrees, we can go ahead.I'd rather not confuse the issue by also ordering LCDs. The amount of time and effort I can volunteer at the moment is limited. Perhaps someone else could look into that.Feedback welcome.BTW the GST has replaced customs duty. You pay a flat 10% these days, except for luxury goods and cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest electroteque Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 hi clae i'm keen on a buy , i was hoping for faders , i just found this link on another thread , are these crap ?http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=MSP-10K&type=store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flownezz Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Hey electroteque, this looks like a good find. It does not have touch sensors, but i'm not sure if we need them or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LO Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Yeah these are working just fine on my boxYou can use buttons instead of touch sensorLO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_C Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 Hey Dr Bunsen, I hope you are still around, haven't seen you 4 ages.... reguarding the controller keyboard we talked about... I couldn't find out who it was (can't remember, it was someone 'friend...oops' from Tafe) But.... I think the retail price is $399, most music stores offer good discounts for cash, I have found Turramurra music, and Bava's music city at liverpool to be very good. Oh yeah, I think it was the evolution series, as this is what we just got in our classroom... I saw the boxes, and they had $399 printed on a label, they came from Turramurra. Sorry, I don't remember where you are from, but Bava's do mail order if you ring first. Try to talk to Nick, he is more helpful good luck, from Steveoh yeah, look at Ians post on encoder deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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