10 bux for one maybe! 26 grand for 26? LMAO! ~G From: Kaz Kylheku Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 12:46 AM To: ada-mp1@kylheku.com Subject: Re: Batteryless mod. On 27.09.2013 00:45, Kaz Kylheku wrote: > > And so I give you ... > > http://www.cypress.com/?docID=34302 > > There is a good chance that this STK12C68-5 chip can be popped into an > MP-1, eliminating the battery. (As you can see, it has an "STK" part > number: this was a Simtek part.)Turns out Digikey wants $1000 a pop for these chips. Not only that, but for all that cash, they won't sell you just one. You have to buy 26 of them minimum for 26 grand! I e-mailed them if that was for real:My query:From: Digi-Key Corporation [mailto:kaz@kylheku.com] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 03:30 PM To: International Internet Subject: Sales Inquiry [ ... ] Regarding this NVSRAM integrated circuit that holds 8 kilobytes: http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/STK12C68-5K55M/STK12C68-5K55M-ND/2077690 It costs $1000 each, and the minimum order is 26 units. Is that for real? Digikey Response: Subject: RE: Sales Inquiry Ref 20130928-463966950343 Date: 29.09.2013 06:09 From: DataCenter To: 'Digi-Key Corporation' >>Unfortunately that is correct pricing on that part. It is sold in a minimum quantity of 26. R_____​ ​L_______ Inbound​ ​Sales​ ​Representative Digi‑Key​ ​Corporation 701​ ​Brooks​ ​Ave.​ ​South Thief​ ​River​ ​Falls,​ ​MN​ ​56701​ ​USA orders@digikey.com​ ​ 800.344.4539​ ​ext​ ​2424 > Customer has question on pricing of product. Let​ ​me​ ​know​ ​if​ ​I​ ​can​ ​be​ ​of​ ​further​ ​assistance.​ ​ A___ ​Z_____ Technical​ ​Support​ ​Specialist​ ​II​ ​‑​ ​Export​ ​Classification​ ​ Digi‑Key​ ​Corporation 701​ ​Brooks​ ​Ave​ ​S Thief​ ​River​ ​Falls,​ ​MN​ ​56701 *******@digikey.com​ ​ Phone:​ ​1‑800‑344‑4539,​ ​ext.​ ​2214 Fax​ ​:​ ​1‑218‑681‑3380 www.digikey.com​ ​ And then I wrote them this. (No response): Hi, Sorry, a thousand dollars for an 8 kilobyte memory chip is ... well ... shit bat crazy! Is this just a way of saying "we don't really have the chip in stock, and it's a real hassle to get it, so please don't order it?" I could be horribly wrong here, but I suspect the only market for these obsolete chips are cash-strapped hobbyists converting some old electronic gear not to require a coin battery for maintaining its settings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ADA MP-1 mailing list ada-mp1@kylheku.com http://www.kylheku.com/mp1