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Author Topic: Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?  (Read 3197 times)

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Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« on: June 04, 2004, 08:00:10 am »
Well, all my local radioshacks are sold out of their .187 quick disconnects.  I was able to snag around 20 of them, but they came with both male and female disconnects and I only needed female disconnects.

So, where is a good place to order about 50 or so .187 female quick disconnects for hooking up all my joysticks and buttons?

Free shipping would definitely be a plus.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2004, 08:27:00 am »
Check my .sig but I'll be out for another week.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2004, 08:47:01 am »
Pearls are good.  Got some from him

I got some from ace hardware for about a buck more (including shipping) but had them the first day... but I haven't seen them at an ace hardware since... (but I moved)

Also www.therealbobroberts.com has them for a good price.

but go with Pearl for sure!   Easy to deal with and great item.

Also consider getting 50 reds and 50 blue.  The blues are nice when you have more then one wire going into the end... (ground)... and gives another way to see the difference quickly.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2004, 09:11:47 am »
Pearls are good.  Got some from him

Who?

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I got some from ace hardware for about a buck more (including shipping) but had them the first day... but I haven't seen them at an ace hardware since... (but I moved)

Also www.therealbobroberts.com has them for a good price.

but go with Pearl for sure!   Easy to deal with and great item.

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Also consider getting 50 reds and 50 blue.  The blues are nice when you have more then one wire going into the end... (ground)... and gives another way to see the difference quickly.

Regretably I only sell in lots of 100 each type (they come pre-bagged) but having extras is good - if you do more projects, if you screw up, etc etc.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2004, 11:47:58 am »
I don't know how big your town is, but start calling the professional electrical supply shops in your area.  Sooner or later you'll find one who sells to the public.  For anybody in Salt Lake, S&H Terminals sells to the public and will sell in whatever quantity you need.  I needed a few .110 and they broke open a bag for me.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2004, 11:52:02 am »
Check my .sig but I'll be out for another week.

Well, if you get them next friday and ship them right away I don't think that would be a problem...

Are you pretty sure you will be getting them in by then?  How much is shipping? (and how long)

Drop me an e-mail...  jmk396@psu.edu

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2004, 12:06:53 pm »
home depot has them.  good and sturdy.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2004, 12:10:04 pm »
Check my .sig but I'll be out for another week.

Well, if you get them next friday and ship them right away I don't think that would be a problem...

Are you pretty sure you will be getting them in by then?  How much is shipping? (and how long)

Drop me an e-mail...  jmk396@psu.edu


Shipping is included in the $6.00/100 price.  They usually take 4-5 days to get to wherever, depending on location.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2004, 01:22:39 pm »
home depot has them.  good and sturdy.

I haven't seen ONE .187 quick disconnect at any of the 4 home depots I went to.  They had plenty of .250, no .187 tho :-/

RadioShack is a decent place.  They usuall have these drawers of connectors/led's etc, and I've cleaned them out before, but it's WAY more pricey.. But hey, if you're in a bind, you can almost always get them there.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2004, 02:36:49 pm »
home depot has them.  good and sturdy.

I haven't seen ONE .187 quick disconnect at any of the 4 home depots I went to.  They had plenty of .250, no .187 tho :-/
If you have an Ace Hardware nearby, I've found .187's there.
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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2004, 03:27:49 pm »
Are these .187 sized quick disconnects labeled as something else?

I've checked Home Depot and Lowe's (last week) but they didn't have the slightest clue when I said ".187 size".  The packages only listed wire gauge size and thats it...

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2004, 04:18:00 pm »
Don't forget to try "surplus" goods stores.
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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2004, 04:28:11 pm »
I got mine no problem at home depot. Pearls price kick the crap out of home depot though, I think I paid like $12 for 100.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2004, 04:31:29 pm »
What I want to know is, WHO is this Pearl, and how is he beating my prices!!!!!

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2004, 04:35:22 pm »
What I want to know is, WHO is this Pearl, and how is he beating my prices!!!!!

damnit, lilwolf said it first, and then I copied his typo's not looking at the posters names. Sigh. not a good day to be a typing wolf I guess.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2004, 04:37:28 pm »
You darn mutant wolves think you're so cool and all.  What, with your rugged good looks, and chicks hanging off you all the time.

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2004, 09:04:23 pm »
No more red??   ???

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Re:Best place to order .187 quick disconnects?
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2004, 09:38:00 pm »
Not until next week.  My supplier was backordered.