In a message dated 8/5/98 1:50:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << I am about to place an order with Topline on several kits but found the lead times to be at 6-8 weeks. I remember several people recommending similar companies with same product lines. Can someone please supply those companies and contacts as well. Thank you. John Gulley Inet Technologies Inc 1255 W. 15th St. Plano, TX 75075 972.578.3928 >> Hi John, Here's the companies I know of besides TopLine: Soldering Technology International, Inc. 102 Tribble Drive Madison, AL 35758 Telephone: (256 )461-9191 Fax: (256 )461-9566 [log in to unmask] WEB URL: www.solderingtech.com Practical Components 15211 Springdale St. Huntington Beach, Ca. 92649 Telephone: 714-899-8309 FAX: 714-899-8599 Email General Information: [log in to unmask] Sales: [log in to unmask] WEB URL: www.dummycomponents.com ST Electronics International, Inc (They carry mostly passives...all types though, and 50-mil SOIC's/SOJ's and PLCC's) 4707 140th Ave North Suite 111 Clearwater, FL 33762 Tel: 1-813-524888 Fax: 1-813-5241663 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] WEB URL: www.ST-Electronics.co.uk (go to their web page, click on stock catalog, and it'll have a section labeled "dummys" with the quantity of each part type they have on hand that you can browse...) I hope this helps, -Steve Gregory- ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################