I saw some very recently, while looking for something else, unfortunately cannot remember where, probably eBay, there were in a packet of 10. They are definitely out there somewhere.
Ah! Good alternative for many things i have planned. But these plugs are 13mm long & the one i was looking at is 2.5mm & very handy for those tight spots.
I use the plug/socket range used for radio control servos. They are at 1/10 of an inch pitch or 2.54mm. As well as the usual 3 connection one use for servos, they are available in 1 , 2, and 4 connection plugs or sockets and come ready wired or with loose crimp on pins to connect to your own wire. Most good radio control shops would have them or lots on ebay etc.
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That looks close enough. Trouble is LGB are now Marklin & when you go to the site it flicks between German & English & cant seem to be able to search the site.
True, the length is the down side. Where space is tight, I sometimes use a small 5mm LED spacer up against the LED to hold the legs neatly and have something to attach to the host item, then bend them at right angles before either soldering or using a connector, but a shorter connector would be handy, I agree.
Hi Phil, nothing wrong with existing, they just seemed a more useful holder for some of those tight spots on other projects.
Ah! Thanks for that. Unfortunately for me i won't deal with them. They have the worst website to follow in they dont say if the cost is for one item or more, to the stage i was buying nearly a thousand pounds worth of track & they wanted to charge P&P, when it clearly said free P&P over a certain amount. But they did me a favor in that i purchased everything from Kent garden railway & saved about £100. I also noticed they want £5:99 P&P & should be £3:70 inc padded envelope.
You've clearly had a bad experience, but some of your criticisms aren't really fair. On the item under discussion, their website clearly states that there are 10 in a pack, and they have 4 packs in stock . . .
) and the experience can be "a little variable", shall we say, but they do hold enormous stocks, they stock items not available elsewhere in the UK (as in this case?), produce their own items, and we'd all be worse off without them.
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Well said David. Over the years I have had a lot of dealings with GRS and found their service ok. GRS Webb site can be a bit of a maze at times but cant they all? Many do get agitated about postage costs, but free post has to be included somewhere in the retailers margin after all just like those of us still working they have business costs to pay, light heat for the shop etc plus the costs of stock some of which can be laying around for years with no return till it is sold. Personally I think we are lucky to have such a shop like GRS and the others that pamper for our many and sometimes obscure needs.You've clearly had a bad experience, but some of your criticisms aren't really fair. On the item under discussion, their website clearly states that there are 10 in a pack, and they have 4 packs in stock . . .
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On the postage question, I can understand that the postage (on orders under £40) seems high when you are buying only small items but, on the question of your aborted order for track, they clearly state that they have "the right to charge a premium on large/oversize/overweight packages" and they clearly quoted you a cost for postage before you committed (or not in this case) to buy . . .
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You also have to remember that the delivery cost not only includes the postage fee, but also the cost of materials and (maybe) staff time.
I have made purchases from GRS over many years (but not so much recently, as I "have all I need"
Maybe a forumite local to GRS might pop in for you, and post them on at cost. I'll let you know if I'm heading that way.
Cheers
David
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Well said David. Over the years I have had a lot of dealings with GRS and found their service ok. GRS Webb site can be a bit of a maze at times but cant they all? Many do get agitated about postage costs, but free post has to be included somewhere in the retailers margin after all just like those of us still working they have business costs to pay, light heat for the shop etc plus the costs of stock some of which can be laying around for years with no return till it is sold. Personally I think we are lucky to have such a shop like GRS and the others that pamper for our many and sometimes obscure needs.You've clearly had a bad experience, but some of your criticisms aren't really fair. On the item under discussion, their website clearly states that there are 10 in a pack, and they have 4 packs in stock . . .
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On the postage question, I can understand that the postage (on orders under £40) seems high when you are buying only small items but, on the question of your aborted order for track, they clearly state that they have "the right to charge a premium on large/oversize/overweight packages" and they clearly quoted you a cost for postage before you committed (or not in this case) to buy . . .
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You also have to remember that the delivery cost not only includes the postage fee, but also the cost of materials and (maybe) staff time.
I have made purchases from GRS over many years (but not so much recently, as I "have all I need"
Maybe a forumite local to GRS might pop in for you, and post them on at cost. I'll let you know if I'm heading that way.
Cheers
David
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