On 5/4/2010 5:00 AM, Luis Cupido wrote: > that is something that is easy to source (known to be in production etc) > "easy to source" and "known to be in production" are very much a mixed bag lately. after the economic slow down, many plants in china and other locales let large numbers of workers go. if you can find a stocking supplier with parts in hand, you are good to go. but beyond that you are likely to find trouble. i have been told that getting factories to ramp up production has been difficult. parts in demand by big buyers naturally get preference, and the envelope of parts used by consumer goods is but a fraction of all parts offered. -ch