ebay purchase

Sometimes I would purchase random electronics things on Ebay, this page lists my purchase history, including how long would it take from seller to Sydney Australia.

Assorted electrolytic capacitors

Keep these assorted electrolytic capacitors handy is super nice during some projects.

Shenzhen, China Sydney, Australia
28 Jan 2017 Feb 1 2017 Feb 20 2017

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I probably should avoid these "dangerous" electrolytic capacitors, especially purchased on ebay...

Assorted ceramic capacitors

Just buy bunch of these for different kind of projects

Shanghai, China Sydney, Australia
28 Jan 2017 30 Jan 2017 15 Feb 2017

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TBH it's rare to see ebay sellers from Shanghai. Most of them are from Guangzhou or Shenzheng.

Assorted plastic banana plugs and alligator clip

Whole bunch of clips for probing/testing

Shenzhen, China Sydney, Australia
20 Jan 2017 4 Feb 2017 15 Feb 2017

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All good, bubble wrapper.

Assorted diodes

1N5408, 1N5822, 1N5819, FR207, 1N5399, FR107, 1N4007, 1N4148 zener diodes

GuangZhou, China Sydney, Australia
28 Jan 2017 3 Feb 2017 15 Feb 2017

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All good, bubble wrapper.

Waterprrof DS18b20 temperature sensors

These are used in one of my projects as remote temperature sensor.

Hong Kong, China Sydney, Australia
22 Jan 2017 23 Jan 2017 15 Feb 2017

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I don't know why this takes so long time, considering it's shipped from Hong Kong

5 pcs SN74HC595N

shift register

Shenzheng China Sydney, Australia
28 Jan 2017 30 Jan 2017 7 Feb 2017

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All good, bubble wrapper, but I think it still lacks decent protection.

10 pcs NE555 + 10 pcs RGB LED

555 might be the most influencing IC in the whole history, it even has a website dedicated to it. It’s nice to have 555 handy. RGB LED is visually nice for some projects.

NSW Australia Sydney, Australia
28 Jan 2017 28 Jan 2017 Feb 3 2017

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Pretty good, fast ship, whole package is in bubble wrap. 555 chips are in plastic rail.

10 pcs LM317T

LM317 is adjustable voltage regulators, essential parts for power supply.

NSW Australia Sydney, Australia
29 Jan 2017 29 Jan 2017 Feb 3 2017

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There are scratches on the chip, probably because the aluminum is soft? But no hard feeling.

U-EC6 simulator for C8051

I need to do some development work on C8051, and apparently the most affordable solution would be buying a U-EC6 simulator and use sdcc to compile code.

Dong Guan, China Sydney, Australia
Jan 22 2017 Jan 23 2017 Feb 2 2017

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Seller is very fast, considering most Chinese businesses stopped working for Chinese new year around that time.