A Tinkerer’s Guide to Buying Electronic Components
A curated list of offline and online resources for sourcing electronic components, tools, and services — useful for hobbyists, students, and professionals working on personal projects, prototypes, or production builds.
Offline Resources#
Mangalore#
Emtantra Technologies Full-stack electronics services — Consultant, personal projects, prototype PCBs, mass production, IoT, hardware design, and more
Autoline Distributors All types of fasteners — screws, nuts, bolts, and washers for your builds
Manohar Radio House Electronics tools, resistors, capacitors, drone motors, Arduino kits, relays, perfboards, and more
Pearl Electronics Electronics tools, resistors, capacitors, drone motors, Arduino kits, relays, perfboards, ESP modules, and more
Bangalore#
Vishal Electronics General-purpose store for all kinds of small electronics components and controllers
Electroface Connectronics Connectors specialist — JST-PH, Molex, and virtually every connector type
Jupiter Electronics All kinds of connecting wires
Smartlink Inc. Fasteners for electronics, mechanical, and electrical projects
Railton Electronics Networking cables and components, 19″ racks and accessories, networking and electronics tools (testers, crimping tools)
Mootek Technologies Rack-mountable chassis and data center equipment
Online Resources#
Rare Components Electronic components and single-board computers
Hubtronics Electronic components
Robu.in Electronic components and single-board computers
Onlyscrews Nuts, bolts and washers online from anywhere in India
RS Components Electronic components and single-board computers
Evelta Electronic components and single-board computers
3Ding.in Cloud-based 3D printing service — upload your CAD files, choose material, density, and print quality, get an instant cost estimate, and pay online. Typically 3–4 days to print and a couple of days to ship to Bangalore