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We source material for small, medium and high-volume requirements. We specialize in obsolete and hard to find electronic board-level components of which we consider four types:
Electronic Components that have not been previously used and come in the original manufacturer’s sealed packaging. This includes original factory tubes, reels, trays, bags, labels, antistatic bags, etc. Factory new parts are free of all cosmetic and functional defects.
All factory new components have consistent date codes, week codes, lot codes and country of origin. Factory New material always includes traceability to the original manufacturer and the manufacturer’s Certificate of Compliance or C of C.
New and Original Electronic Components are new, in the original manufacturers packaging (tubes, trays, reels, or as is specified by the manufacturer) and free of any physical defects such as: scratches, test marks, third party markings, programs or bent leads. Components in tubes and in trays should have the same date code, lot code and country of origin. Components on a reel should have the same date code, lot code and country of origin unless otherwise specified on the original factory label.
A distributor can sell more than one date code in a shipment but all components in a single tube, tray or reel should contain a consistent week and lot code, and country of origin. New and Original material does not necessarily need to be factory sealed, although moisture sensitive and static sensitive devices should be packaged in the proper ESD packaging material. There is one exception, and that is that if the order is for a small quantity, the material may need to be placed in third party packaging and in that case, the seller should then disclose that to the buyer. Finally, New and Original material may include the manufacturer’s Certificate of Conformance (or C of C) and traceability back to the manufacturer, but if it is OEM excess the material will most likely not include the COC or traceability.
New Surplus material is OEM excess inventory. This material should have NEVER been electrically charged, NEVER been used and NEVER have been placed on a board. New Surplus material may have minor cosmetic defects but should be guaranteed to meet the manufacturer’s specifications when tested.
New Surplus will not have traceability to the manufacturer and the manufacturer’s C of C may will not be included. Finally, surplus material may come in 3rd party packaging, on 3rd party reels, tubes or trays and depending on the quantity, may include mixed date codes or lot codes. When a part is hard to find or becomes obsolete, buyers can save a lot of money and time purchasing New Surplus from an Honest Supplier to avoid a line-down situation.
Refurbished components, also called refurbs or pulls, are repaired and resold. There are many reasons they are considered refurbished. Typically, they have been electrically charged and then pulled or removed from a socket or other electronic application. They may have been polished or renovated to restore them to a like-new condition. Refurbished components may have had their leads realigned and re-tinned to give the lead a shiny new finish.
There may be cosmetic defects such as scratches, slightly bent leads, faded markings or chemical residue. Programmable, refurbished components should be erased and should not contain programs. Refurbished components, however, should be TESTED and GUARANTEED just like new parts. Refurbished components can be a great deal for many sustainable companies. They just need to make sure they know what they are getting up front.
These are electronic components that have been unlawfully reproduced or misrepresented as to their origins or quality. Some common counterfeit techniques include sanding or remarking, blacktopping, reattaching or re-tinning leads and relabeling the packaging. Low spec parts can have their part numbers removed and replaced with higher spec parts.
Factory rejects can be repurposed, and cheap copies of the part can be easily manufactured. Many counterfeit parts are resurrected from scrap electronics and sold off as new. Counterfeiting of electronic parts causes potential hazards including safety and loss of profits to companies, as well as harming the reputation of manufacturers and distributors.
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