Where in the world would i find..

[heffernoise]

single LED lights that would be sold in bulk? i need about 50 red ones for future projects and was wondering if i could find um cheaper than $1 per.

any help would be awesome thanks!

 

[72Telecaster]

I believe the DIY pedal suppliers have them for <$.50 per...some discount if you buy 25/50+. Check out mammoth electronics or pedalpartsplus.com

 

[ragingben]

Or even Ebay. In the UK I pay around £0.10p per blue LED each, and that is singulary. I think I have seen big bags of 50/100 red LEDS on ebay

 

[mpeg2]

Try the surplus places or distributors like Mouser and Digikey. These should go for about .10-.15 each in 50 units.

One example based on a quick look is:
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_94511_-1

You might be slightly bit by minimum orders or shipping - but it'll be way less than $1 per LED...

Rich

 

[dlab]

+1 for Mouser or Digikey. Look at Futurelec too.

Heck, Tayda has 5mm red water-clears for 2 cents each. Shipping takes a bit longer since it's from Thailand, but they charge the same as any other company. They've got great prices on pretty much everything else too.

Just my... 2 cents