Electronics - FREE SAMPLES
Updated Dec 3, 2011
Ethics
The resources in this wiki page are suppliers that provide free electronics components samples. Please do not abuse the suppliers providing these valuable resources! The following are suggested ethics for requesting free samples.
- Only request samples you are interested in studying or prototyping with. Avoid requesting samples that will be discarded.
- Do Not Resell the samples on the eBay, Craigs List, or other Internet web services.
- When your project is visible to the public, acknowledge which manufacturers and suppliers provided the free samples used in the project.
- Reference the manufacturers and suppliers in project documentation and publications.
- If and When your project makes money, consider purchasing the components.
- Manufacturing companies and suppliers with ISO certifications actually Use feedback they receive from surveys and thank you letters for qualification for ISO certification. Free samples are worth answering a survey or writing a Thank You Letter.
- If you received free samples from a company representative, be sure to send a Thank You letter to that representative.
- If the project will be really visible in a trade show or competition, ask a company or supplier representative for marketing materials, etc.