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by varispeed 1877 days ago
Parts that are not available on Mouser or Digi-key are available in their thousands on Aliexpress and similar sites often for 10x normal price.
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No, many of them are not. As an EE who does his own supply chain mgmt at a startup, I've been in crisis mode for a couple of months now. Some components are not available at any store, at any price, for the next 6-18 months. Had to make design changes to roll out prototype hardware.
I wouldn't trust anyone outside of Mouser of Digi-key if my job depended on it... for a one off, why not, but not something when a few failures is going to end up costing more than the profits for the run.