Major Service Parts Suppliers

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Introduction

Scope of This Document

The following sections provide contact info and/or links to companies specializing in service parts (as opposed to general electronics distributors).

For general electronic components like resistors and capacitors, most electronics distributors will have a sufficient variety at reasonable cost. Even Radio Shack can be considered in a pinch.

However, for modern electronic equipment repairs, places like Digikey, Allied, and Newark do not have the a variety of Japanese semiconductors like ICs and transistors or any components like flyback transformers or degauss Posistors.

The companies below are good sources for consumer electronics replacement parts, especially for VCRs, TVs, and other audio and video equipment. For equipment specific parts suppliers, see the individual repair guides.

I have used those in the first section personally. In general, I have been quite satisfied with their quality and reliability. I do not have personal experience with the others but in general, they get listed here as a result of a recommendations from satisfied customers via email or on the USENET newsgroup sci.electronics.repair.

Service Parts Suppliers I (Sam) Have Used

• MCM Electronics
  U.S. Voice: 1-800-543-4330
  U.S. Fax: 1-513-434-6959
  Web: http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

  VCR parts, Japanese semiconductors, tools, test equipment, audio, consumer electronics including microwave oven parts and electric range elements, etc.

Other Service Parts Suppliers

• Global Micro Parts, 1-800-325-8488, http://www.allapplianceparts.com/.

  They specialize in microwave oven parts, but also carry some other major appliance parts.

• Cititronix/Panson, U.S. Phone: 1-800-846-2484, U.S. Fax: 1-800-726-0142.

  JC Penney, JVC, Kenwood, Maganvox, Service parts for: Fisher, GE, Hitachi, Panasonic, Philco, Philips, Quasar, RCA, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Sylvania, Technics, Zenith.

• Electro Dynamics, Inc., 7 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788, Phone: 1-631-951-4922 They also have a sister company that deals with mostly computer parts, "Computer Components" (CCI - I believe) at the same address, phone: 1-631-951-4749. Catalogs are available from both.

• Electronic Parts Center, Phone: 1-800-501-9888, Fax: 1-626-285-6873, Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~epcs/.

  Includes many popular CD pickups at reasonable prices.

• Electronix, 313 W. Main St., Fairborn, OH 45324-5036. Phone: 937-878-1828, Web: http://www.electronix.com/.

• Electronic Warehouse Corp., 1-800-221-0424.

• Fox International, 1-800-321-6993.

• Good Vibes, 1807 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL, Phone: 1-217-351-0909; Rantoul, IL, Phone: 1-217-892-5622; and Bloomington, IL, Phone: 1-309-664-6909. Web: http://www.gvibes.com/parts.htm.

  Service parts inventory includes hard-to-find items: Teac reel-to-reel replacement heads, B/W speaker drivers, Sony custom IC chips, etc. They have a wide range of new old stock parts many of which are no longer available from the manufacturer.

• MAT Electronics: 400 Pike Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006-1610, Phone: 1-800-628-1118.

• Parts Express, 340 E. First St, Dayton, OH 45429, Phone: 1-800-338-0531, Fax: 1-513-222-4644, Web: http://www.parts-express.com/.

• RNJ Electronics: 805 Albany Ave., P.O. Box 528, Lindenhurst, New York 11757, Phone: 1-800-645-5833.

• Sears Parts. Replacement parts and accessories for Sears and some other appliances, electronics, and garden and power tools.

• Tritronics: 1306 Continental Drive, Abingdon, MD 21009-2334. Phone: 1-800-638-3328.

• Sam's Neat, Nifty, and Handy Bookmarks under "Electronics Service Parts Sources".
• List of Mail Order Electronics Companies though this is somewhat dated.
• AF4K's List of Parts Suppliers.

Also see the document: "Troubleshooting of Consumer Electronic Equipment" for additional parts sources as well as the equipment specific supplier lists at the end of each Repair Guide. The chapter: "Laser and Parts Sources" of "Sam's Laser FAQ" also includes extensive lists of new and surplus electronics supplies that may be useful.

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