| ▲ | snops 3 days ago | |
The best part I find about ChargerLab teardowns is identifying all the passive and discrete components. Western distributors tend to only stock western/japanese brands of these, but they can make up a sizable fraction of the BOM (especially electrolytic capacitors) so knowing who the big players are comfortable with using is very handy. LCSC stock a lot, but its nice to know which suppliers have been proven in use. | ||
| ▲ | Aurornis 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
> but its nice to know which suppliers have been proven in use. Watch out. Some of the suppliers you’ve never heard of are capable of delivering good parts to companies like Apple but still have ultra cheap parts available retail. You can’t rely on brand names in this space. | ||