West Florida Components

“I was so happy to find that you had Burr Brown OPA111BM in stock!” or “I’ve been looking for that Air Variable Capacitor for months! Can you get more of them?” We get these comments a lot from our customers.

West Florida Components started out selling surplus electronics before selling both obsolete and new-from-factory parts, and we made a name for ourselves by sourcing hard to get and out of production parts.

Over the years, we’ve kept looking for the surplus parts because our customers need them. Do you have a part that you can’t locate? Send us the part number and we’ll put it on our list of parts we’re actively looking for. We have an extensive list of suppliers and will be happy to look for you.

We Americans are so used to seeing decimals or fractions for measurements that it’s not been easy for us to adapt to the metric system. Unfortunately, the industry standard sizes of most electronic components are provided in datasheets and descriptions as metric equivalents.

Need to convert a fraction or decimal to the metric system easily? Here is a decimal to fraction to millimeter conversion chart that will make that task easy for you. If you want to convert a number more precisely, use this link to jump to an online metric conversion calculator.

Of course, you can just use standard fractions, but it’s hard to find a T1 3/4 LED when you’re looking for it as a 0.19685 inches LED.



(image: Darren Hester, Creative Commons)

Yes – there are a few key things missing from the newly released iPad…besides our number one gripe that USB plugs aren’t so universal when it comes to the iPad…the chief complaint we’ve heard about the iPad is that you can’t view sites that require support for Adobe Flash.

No worries! Here are 5 sites that don’t require flash to be able to view their video content:

www.youtube.com – With their adoption of HTML5, you are now able to browse videos on YouTube with Apple products.

www.vimeo.com – Like YouTube, Vimeo has made the transition to HTML5. About 90% of the videos uploaded in the past year should be supported by the HTML5 player.

www.myspace.com – Add MySpace to the list of sites where you can view video in HTML5 format.

www.flickr.com – Flickr is the latest site to announce their adoption of HTML5 format.

www.ustream.com – While UStream isn’t serving videos in HTML5 format, it does have an iPad app available so you are still able to use their site with your new iPad.

There are many other sites (like www.nbc.com, www.cbs.com and www.abc.com) where having a flash-enables viewer installed is no longer a requirement. As other devices (like smart-phones and iPad-like tablets) are released to the market, we’ll see more and more sites adapting. The staff at West Florida Components is happy to find more flash-free sites every day.

We’re listening! You requested a bigger selection, we got them! West Florida Components has now expanded their line of recessed bumpers. Recessed bumpers are also known as screw-on rubber feet and cabinet feet.

The rubber feet can be used in a variety of applications from electronic equipment to woodworking or carpentry and furniture. Where ever you require a rubber foot with a screw, these new rubber feet can be used. Check the specs on each foot for the sizes, recommended screw size and weight rating for each foot.

West Florida Components now carries 11 different sizes and shapes – including the popular square feet and the traditional round feet. Both shapes accept different screw sizes and rivets because of the plated steel support bushings included in the recessed area of each foot.

All the cabinet feet are manufactured from thermoplastic rubber which provides excellent shock absorbing qualities and traction as well as being a non-marking material. Thermoplastic rubber is traditionally molded from Monsanto Santoprene®. Santoprene® is a thermoplastic rubber designed to offer chemical resistance equivalent to neoprene and is resistant to a wide variety of solvents and chemicals.