Longest..... Leadtime.... Ever!!!!.... - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / projects

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2015, 02:05:51 am
content: Post up your insanely long leadtime parts.....Who can beat 999 weeks!http://components.arrow.com/part/detail/84229340S1166446N7713?region=na&utm_source=FindChips&utm_medium=invListing&utm_campaign=FC2015

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2015, 02:15:57 am
content: Must be a default value, because I think in 19 years and 11 weeks that thing won't be in production.But you can get it from TI directly and you don't need to buy a minimum of 90 either:https://store.ti.com/AM4376BZDND30-Sitara-Processor-P44643.aspx

author: EEMarc
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2015, 02:23:36 am
content: You win.I have been able to get parts not in stock by any of the distributors by talking to the company sales reps directly. That would be your best bet to get some allocation.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2015, 06:29:04 am
content: It also happens to be priced at$13.37. I wonder if that was deliberate.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 24, 2015, 12:45:24 am
content: Well I got my order in early. I don't want to wait 19 years and find out I didn't get in on the first batch!

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 07:57:24 pm
content: HA! Arrow took down the 999 week leadtime. It's just blank now.

author: mazurov
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 28, 2015, 08:08:12 pm
content: Distributors do it all the time. 99K weeks lead time, US$99K/pc. Methink their data entry ppl are not authorized to use "public/private" button in the gui. Or maybe they want part visible to search engines at all times.

author: EEMarc
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2015, 12:16:19 am
content: Quote from: mazurov on July 28, 2015, 08:08:12 pmI tried the ridiculously high price for international shipping on my website when I came out with a online store. Someone didn't notice it, paid for it and it went through. I saw an absolutely huge order. I got excited for a second. Then saw that it was a mistake and immediately refunded the shipping. The customer sent me an email a couple days later indicating that he almost had a heart attack.I've had trouble with Arrow several times before. They don't seem to be on top of their game. Changing my shipping address on the fly using their website became an ordeal. They finally ended up with what appear to be rewritten code for my account so I could select which address I wanted stuff shipped to. Their website has a lot to be desired, especially compared to Digi-key. At the end of the day, Arrow usually wins on price and product quality.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 29, 2015, 12:57:56 am
content: I've only really dealt with the big guys like Arrow and Avnet through a real person for production type POs. I let them do all the hard work. Plus you can ask the real person for better pricing. Wouldn't it be cool through if the web interface had an Ebay style "make an offer" option!Just two days ago we released a PO for a part on supposed 4 week lead... and it shipped.. today... Oh the fun of production purchasing!