[volt-nuts] Fluke 720a self calibration repair

[Stan Katz]

Tony,
I'm a US citizen, but I do know that the UK has a 20% VAT on each level of
manufacture and/or distribution. That can add up quickly in the end
purchase price.
Or am I missing something here?

No VAT in the US....not yet anyway;-)

On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Tony <vnuts at toneh.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Apologies - my mistake - I wasn't paying sufficient attention when Google
> decided that this was a perfect match when searching for 300SP-1-502:
>
>
> http://uk.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?st=3400s&catalogId=15001&categoryId=700000005471&langId=44&storeId=10151
>
> But £180.27 each whereas Newark, the US arm of Farnell only want $120 or
> approx £80 for the same part! Are there really that many Brits who put up
> with being ripped-off to these levels?
>
> Tony H
>
>
>
> On 26/09/2015 01:27, Charles Steinmetz wrote:
>
>> Charles wrote:
>>
>> I had to look it up. The company was Arrow (800 833 3557). The pots were
>>>> manufactured by Bournes with a manufacturer part number of 300SP-1-502.
>>>> Unit cost $7.73 in 2011. I bought 26 so my cost was about $200. I wanted a
>>>> "Manufactured in America" part but can't remember if that was too pricey or
>>>> not.
>>>>
>>>
>> Tony wrote:
>>
>> They are now $92.55 from Arrow now and Farnell want over $200 each if you
>>> buy 25 or more!!!! There don't seem to be any obvious cheap alternatives
>>> for 10 turn 20ppm/C 5W pots.
>>>
>>
>> The original pots were Bunker Ramo-Eltra (later, Bunker Ramo-Amphenol)
>> P/N 3800P-502.  These were 20-turn, 5k, 10%, 1W, +/-50 ppm/C wirewound
>> parts in the 34b rectangular package.  The Bourns 3005P-1-502 matches these
>> specifications (I suspect "300SP" in Charles's message was a typo).  I do
>> not know if the pin layout is the same as the 3800P-502.  Verical has the
>> lowest price on the 3005P-1-502 that I could find in a quick search, $7.68
>> each. Others charge from $9 to $14.
>>
>> Tony -- what part number were you quoting specs and prices for?  I found
>> nothing searching for "300SP-1-502."
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
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