Autosport Labs

Does anyone have a list of materials from a UK supplier RS or Maplin etc?

I spent quite a bit of time looking into getting stuff from RS/Maplin/Farnell, but got it all from Digikey US in the end. There were several reasons for this: First none of the UK suppliers stock the Motorola pressure sensor, and although you could use a different sensor, the pins would not line up with the board. RS had most other stuff but had minimum order quantities of 5 and 10 for some of the more expensive components which you only need one of (the Molex connector for example). My RS order got up to around £35 without the pressure sensor which I could get from another supplier in the UK for about £25 so it was mounting up. I got the whole lot from Digikey using the order form on the website, delivered to the UK, for $72.85 - around £41. Went to the scrapyard at the weekend for some EDIS parts; only bit I didn't get was a crank wheel. Now all I need is the board and a soldering iron! And a case, and a laptop, and some time...

David

mdh, have you ordered your parts yet? I've been trying to find a suitable case for the MJLJ and can't find anything in the UK. Are you ordering your components from Digikey? If so, I would get a Heeger EAF case from them. If you do go down this route, can you order one for me too please, and I'll sort out payment and collection later. Whereabouts are you; I'm in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

David