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[bobbass4k]

38 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

Multicomp pro MJ-14SR  - it's the multi comp version of the mini Lumberg jacks they seem to have stopped making. 

 

CPC id  CN21942 

Farnell  1737250

 

if it was a bit of a difference I would understand, CPC seem to be aimed at small volume orders more, but it's crazy difference, and not with discount as it comes down! I'ld buy from CPC but they don't have the Lumberg mono jacks I need

Not that it helps you much, but if you want the explanation, it's two fold - CPC are just selling at a lower margin, different customer base, different pricing structures. But also CPC has older, lower cost stock, so their sell price is lower. Farnell sell a lot more of this part so the physical stock we have is newer and there's been a price increase. When CPC exhaust that stock their price will go up.

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

3 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I don’t get how a component can be 67p in CPC going down to 55p for ten…

 

and then £1.60 in Farnell going down to 73p if I order more than 500!

 

when it’s the same company how does that make sense?

 

With Farnell you get the certificates of traceability/quality documentation needed by manufacturers.

[LukeFRC]

47 minutes ago, bobbass4k said:

Not that it helps you much, but if you want the explanation, it's two fold - CPC are just selling at a lower margin, different customer base, different pricing structures. But also CPC has older, lower cost stock, so their sell price is lower. Farnell sell a lot more of this part so the physical stock we have is newer and there's been a price increase. When CPC exhaust that stock their price will go up.

 

 

Ah that makes sense.
 

I find The most annoying bit of making pedals is ordering stuff 

[LukeFRC]

CPC have an equivalent of Lumberg mono jacks too so going to try them - fingers crossed it all fits! 

[bobbass4k]

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

CPC have an equivalent of Lumberg mono jacks too so going to try them - fingers crossed it all fits! 

I can't tell you specifics, but they're from a decent manufacturer...

[Goliath_FX]

7 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I've heard mixed things about some of the copies of the mini lumber jacks, for instance the Tayda ones aren't supposed to be good-  finding what is good is a pain

 

Not had a single issue with the Lumberg ones from Tayda dude. I know lots of guys that use them too and not had a problem. Opps should have checked the component, thought you were talking about audio jacks, my bad

Edited August 16 by Goliath_FX

[LukeFRC]

2 hours ago, Goliath_FX said:

 

Not had a single issue with the Lumberg ones from Tayda dude. I know lots of guys that use them too and not had a problem. Opps should have checked the component, thought you were talking about audio jacks, my bad

Yeah though I worked out that they (audio) weren’t nesserially cheaper if you get tagged for customs on the Tayda ones

[LukeFRC]

4 hours ago, bobbass4k said:

I can't tell you specifics, but they're from a decent manufacturer...

You could suggest that a page “cpc for pedal builders” with links to a lot of common parts we would use might be a fun idea and drive sales 

[Goliath_FX]

11 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Yeah though I worked out that they (audio) weren’t nesserially cheaper if you get tagged for customs on the Tayda ones

 

Keep it under £130 and you wont get tagged

[rmorris]

On 16/08/2025 at 11:16, bobbass4k said:

Not that it helps you much, but if you want the explanation, it's two fold - CPC are just selling at a lower margin, different customer base, different pricing structures. But also CPC has older, lower cost stock, so their sell price is lower. Farnell sell a lot more of this part so the physical stock we have is newer and there's been a price increase. When CPC exhaust that stock their price will go up.

 

 

 

You are clearly more "in the know" wrt the specifics of CPC - but yes that's how things generally work commercially.

Additionally, the technical documentation from CPC esp wrt some of the products that appear exclusive to them is scant. eg look at connectors and cables etc.

Datasheet info maybe scant - eg for a twisted pair you are unlikely to see the lay length or screen detail eg lapped / Reussen / braid etc.

Service is reliable though and I order from them. And fwiw my (very corporate) employer uses both Farnell and CPC.

[Stub Mandrel]

I once orded from Farnell, a single microprocessor about  20mm.

 

It arrived in a plastic frame for 100 chips about ten inches square, sandwiched under another one. In an anti-electrostatic bag. In a standard plastic bag. Surrounded by bubble wrap. In a cardboard box. Surrounded by cardboard packing. Inside a cardboard box over two feet square.

 

Someone must have been having a very borjng afternoon. 😁

[LukeFRC]

I ordered a tayda order on Monday morning - it's due here today. 

That's quicker than most UK based sellers!

[bobbass4k]

On 22/08/2025 at 00:06, Stub Mandrel said:

I once orded from Farnell, a single microprocessor about  20mm.

 

It arrived in a plastic frame for 100 chips about ten inches square, sandwiched under another one. In an anti-electrostatic bag. In a standard plastic bag. Surrounded by bubble wrap. In a cardboard box. Surrounded by cardboard packing. Inside a cardboard box over two feet square.

 

Someone must have been having a very borjng afternoon. 😁

Obviously can't speak to this specific example but you'd be surprised how much of that is manufacturer mandated -  semiconductor suppliers are, to put it politely, a high maintenance bunch. A few of them dictate very specific terms to us, including that all products must be shipped in manufacturer supplied packaging - with waffle trays this sometimes means we have to stick one chip in a whole tray...

[Stub Mandrel]

1 minute ago, bobbass4k said:

Obviously can't speak to this specific example but you'd be surprised how much of that is manufacturer mandated -  semiconductor suppliers are, to put it politely, a high maintenance bunch. A few of them dictate very specific terms to us, including that all products must be shipped in manufacturer supplied packaging - with waffle trays this sometimes means we have to stick one chip in a whole tray...

 

Maybe, but the rest was clearly a jape. It was a big AVR, I've had other Atmel chips usually in antistatic bags or boxes. 

[LukeFRC]

CPC version of Lumberg jacks are very good 👍 

[LukeFRC]

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