Surplus Equipment and Materials



Some Surplus sources on WWW

Science Equip. Catalogs


The complete Mad Scientist lab should at the very least have these catalogs:

- AMERICAN SCIENCE SURPLUS/JERRYCO
- HERBACH & RADEMAN (H&R)
- C&H SALES
- R&D ELECTRONICS


Others I recommend:

- Marlin P. Jones & Assoc.
- Servo Systems (robotics stuff)
- Archie Mcphee (weird toys)
- All Electronics Corp.
- DIGI-KEY (non-surplus electronics)
- MWK Ind. (cheap laser stuff)
- Surplus Traders


You can't go wrong in calling ALL these places for their mail-order
catalogs. 

     Marlin P. Jones & Assoc.
     P.O. Box 12685
     Lake Park, FL 33403-0685
     (407) 848-8236
     Fax: (407) 844-8764
     http://www.mpja.com
     (Excellent electronic surpl,
     cheap ccd cameras)

     HERBACH & RADEMAN (H&R)             Sintec Company
     18 Canal St., P.O. Box 122          28 8th St., Box 410
     Bristol, PA 19007-0122              Frenchtown, NJ 08825
     (215) 788-5583                      (800) 526-5960
     Fax: (215) 788-9577                 (201) 996-4093
     http://www.herbach.com
     (Excellent electrn surp, motors,
     robots, HV, interesting devices,
     some optics)


     American Sci. Surplus/Jerryco       R&D Electronics
     601 Linden Place                    5363 Broadway Ave.
     Evanston, IL 60202                  Cleveland, OH 44127
     (312) 475-8440                      (800) 642-1123  (216)-441-5577
     (Whacko surplus stuff, great        (surpl electronics, many
     catalog, electron, mech, opto)      interesting devices)
     http://www.sciplus.com              http://www.electronicsurplus.com

     American Science Surplus/Jerryco    MWK Industries 
     3605 Howard St.                     1269 W. Pomona, U112
     Skokie, IL 60076                    Corona, CA 91720
     708-982-0870                        909-278-0563
     800-934-0722                        (Excellent & cheap laser stuff)
                                         http://www.pweb.com/mwk/main.htm
     Electronic Goldmine
     PO Box 5408                         Electronic Surplus
     Scottsdale AZ 85261                 Cleveland, OH
     Tel: (602) 451-7454                 http://www.electronicsurplus.com
     Fax: (602) 451-9495
     (Great catalog, electronic
     parts, Geiger tubes, peltier
     modules, solar cells, kits.)

     Edlie Electronics                   Circuit Specialists, Inc.
     2700 Hempstead Tpke.                P.O. Box 3047
     Levittown, NY 11756-1443            Scottsdale, AZ 85271-3047
     (800) 645-4722                      (800) 528-1417
     (516) 735-3330                      (602) 966-0764
     (Cheap test equip, components)

     American Design Components          Fair Radio Sales Co.
     815 Fairview Ave.                   1016 E. Eureka St.
     (no longer exists?)                 PO Box 1105
     Fairview, NJ 07022                  Lima, OH 45802
                                         fax (419) 227-1313
     MG Electronics                      (419)-227-6573
     1177 Park Ave.                      (War surplus radio stuff)
     Suite 5, Box 124
     Orange Park, FL 32073 
     Phone (904)-287-0721
     Fax (904) 287-4933
     e-mail mike@mgte.com
     http://www.mgte.com

     C & H Sales                         Servo Systems
     2176 E. Colorado Blvd.              115 Main Rd.
     PO Box 5356                         Montville, NJ 07045-0097
     Pasadena, CA 91107                  (800) 922-1103
     (800) 325-9465                      (Surplus motors, steppers, mech,
     http://www.aaaim.com/CandH/       robotics.)
     (Great surp., mil., motors,
     hi volt, opto, electronics)  
 

     Allegro Electronic Systems          All Electronics Corp.
     3 Mine Mountain Rd.                 P.O. Box 567
     Drawer NV                           Van Nuys, CA 90408
     Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754           (818) 904-0524
     (laser stuff, kits)                 allcorp@allcorp.com
                                         http://www.allcorp.com/allcorp/

     MCM Electronics                     Pioneer Supply Co., Inc.
     650 Congress Park Dr.               3524 Charlotte St.
     Centerville, OH  45459-4072         Pittsburgh, PA  15201 
     800-543-4330                        Tel : 412. 678. 2300
     513-434-6959                        FAX : 412. 687. 0091 

     Surplus Center                      Meredith Instruments 
     1015 West "O" Street                (Cheap Laser stuff!)
     P.O. Box 82209                      1-800-722-0392.
     Lincoln, NE  68501-2209 
     402-474-4055
     402-474-5198

     Edmund Scientific                   Johnstone Associates
     101 E. Gloucester Pike              101 State St. Ste. 162
     Barrington, NJ 00807-1380           Los Altos, CA 94022
     609-573-6250                        (used vacuum, sci. equipt)
     (Sci edu, opt, expensive surplus)
     http://www.edsci.com

     Small Parts, Inc.                   Surplus Sales
     13980 NW 58th Court                 1502 Jones St.
     P.O. Box 4650                       Omaha, NE 68102
     Miami Lakes, FL 33014-0650          www.surplussales.com
     (305)-557-7955
     (Excellent catalog. Small gears,    Ham radio parts, HV capacitors
     bearings, shafts, drive belts,
     everything for mech. prototypes)

     SURPLUS TRADERS
     PO Box 276
     Alburg, VT 05440
     (514)-739-9328
     http://www.73.com




   Non-surplus Electronics Suppliers
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Get DIGIKEY CORP and MOUSER catalogs at the very least.


     Allegro Semiconductor         Took over Sprague Semiconductor.
                                   Linear hall effect chips, stepper
                                   drive chips, power op-amps.

     All Electronics Corp.         Some cheap components, lots of surplus
     P.O. Box 567
     Van Nuys, CA 90408
     (818) 904-0524

     Digi-Key Corporation           Highly recommended.  Fair prices,
     701 Brooks Ave. South          very *fast* shipping, monthly catalog
     P.O. Box 677
     Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
     (800) 344-4539
     (218) 681-6674
     http://www.digikey.com
     Easylink: 62827914
     Telex II: 9103508982 "DIGI-KEY CORP"
     Fax: (218) 681-3380

     Edlie Electronics              Cheap test equipment, lots
     2700 Hempstead Tpke.           of components
     Levittown, NY 11756-1443
     (800) 645-4722
     (516) 735-3330

     ELECTRONIX

     Halted Specialties Co. (HSC)       Surplus electronics, components,
     3500 Ryder Street                  computer peripherals.
     Santa Clara, CA 95051
    +1-800-4-HALTED Orders only
    +1-408-732-1573 inside California and outside US
   
     Jameco Electronics             Cheap PC source, some electronics
     1355 Shoreway Rd.              components, ICs, etc.  Cheap
     Belmont, CA 94002              prototyping boards, power supplies,
     (415) 592-8097                 etc.
     Telex: 176043
     Fax: (415) 592-2503

     JDR Microdevices               Cheap PC source, some electronics
     110 Knowles Dr.
     Los Gatos, CA 95030
     (800) 538-5000
     (408) 866-6200
     Telex: 171-110
     Fax: (408) 378-8927

     Magnet Sales                    All sorts of magnets, ceramic, Alnico,
     1-800-421-6692                  neodymium.  Get their catalog.
     http://www.magnetsales.com

     Tridus International            Good source for Neodymium magnets.
     Paramount, CA                   wholesaler, VERY low prices, but $50
     310-408-2222                    minimum. Ask for MgOe:27 neodymium,
                                     its plenty strong but not
                                     hyper-expensive

     Mouser Electronics              Another good new-parts catalog.
     2401 Hwy. 287 North
     Mansfield, TX 76063
     (800) 346-6873
     (800) 992-9943 (to order a catalog)
     (201) 328-3322
     Fax: (817) 483-0931

     MELCOR                     Peltier Thermoelectric cooling modules
     1040 Spruce St.
     Trenton, NJ 08648
     609-393-4178

     Unicorn Electronics             Interesting audio-storage and other ICs
     1142 State Route 18
     Aliquippa, Pa. 15001
     800-824-3432
     unielect@aol.com 



SOME SOURCES OF CHEAP SURPLUS OPTICAL DEVICES & EQUIPMENT

     Allegro Electronic Systems    Mail-order supplier of hobbyist lasers,
     3 Mine Mountian Road,         kits, hard-to-find components, etc.
     Drawer NV
     Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754

     Anderson Lasers, Inc.         Ind. and Sci. lasers, new and used.
     288 West Royalton Road        Not hobbyist.
     Broadview Heights, OH 44147

     Edmund Scientific Corp        Ask for their optics catalog.  Wide 
     101 E. Gloucester Pike        variety of sci. and edu. equipment,
     Barrington, NJ 00807-1380     comprehensive optics supplies
     609-573-6250
     email: TECHSUP@EDSCI.COM

     Images Company                Holography supplies, lasers, power
     PO Box 140742                 supplies, steppers, optics
     Dept N
     Staten Island, NY 10314
     718-698-8305

     Meredith Instruments           Low price lasers & supplies
     1-800-722-0392.

     Midwest Laser Products        New and use laser equipt, inexpensive
     PO Box 2187                   beginner's systems.
     Bridgeview, IL 60455
     708-460-9595

     MWK Industries           Cheap Laser stuff
     1269 West Pomona, U112
     Corona, CA 91720
     909-278-0563