West Florida Components

03/27/2023

New clearance categories and products just added! Take a look at the new products being offered at a discounted price:

New Clearance Categories and Products! We are finally updating our clearance categories. We’ve added lots of new products to the subcategory pages including: Connectors Diodes DC DC Converters ICs LEDs MOSFETs Resistors Switches Thyristors Transistors Voltage Regulators Click on the links above to...

05/18/2020

Do you know what's that tiny cylinder towards the end of your laptop or monitor cable? It's a ferrite core that's used to reduce the electromagnetic interference from the cable, which acts as an 'unintentional' antenna, and other devices. The atoms in the core align in such a manner that they cancel...

09/21/2018

Amazing artist uses electronic components for his cityscapes

Old motherboards get a new lease on life in the hands of one Italian artist who makes art out of old computer parts.

09/08/2017

Due to Hurricane Irma, all shipments will be delayed several days. We will post an update as soon as we are able to ship again. We hope all of our Florida customers stay safe during this storm.

06/05/2017

What are Flexible Circuits? So far, the foundations of digital technology were based on the reliable rigid printed circuit boards (PCBs) and traditiona... - West Florida Components - Google+

04/17/2017

Confused on whether you need a ball bearing fan or a fan with sleeve bearings? Check out our newest guide here: https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/bearings-guide.html

Guide to ball bearings vs sleeve bearings

04/06/2017

Here's a brief video from one of our customers showing how he used the 8 position gang switch in his radio project (switch available here: https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/SW095APD/Gang+Switch+8+Position+Push+Button+4PDT+PSC84422.html)

Pushbuttons 1 through 8 are wired to generate binary 000 through 111 which will select channels on the Ritron radio. Note that each button has one additional...

03/25/2017

Great tips on getting started with your RBPI

03/15/2017

If you didn't think that the Raspberry Pi Zero could possibly get any better, then boy do we have a pleasant surprise for you! The new Raspberry Pi Zero W offers all the benefits of the Pi Zero v1.3, but with one big difference – built-in WiFi!

More specifically, this giant upgrade is the addition ...

02/27/2017

Making an Altoids Tin into a Raspberry Pi computer.... https://www.westfloridacomponents.com/blog/raspberry-pi-computer-altoids-tin/

Although Altoids, a brand of breath mints, has its origin in the UK, it is less widely available there than it is in the US. The mints come packaged within a distinctive tin case, which people commonly reuse for different purposes, mainly as a container for small household items such as sewing mater...

10/13/2016

Fun and simple project!

Simple and powerful FM radio with easy to find parts...

09/09/2016

We are Pi super fans!

The Raspberry Pi 3's subtle improvements add up to a major usability and performance upgrade.