In today’s fast moving society, it can be a challenge to keep up with the incredible production rate of technology. It can be a battle to locate certain electronic parts and components because they become outdated so quickly. 

The Difficulty of Finding Electronic Parts Online

Parts that are used in the technology you are using today are likely to become obsolete in six months. This can cause frustration in designing a product, in which you wish to use previous electronic components – due to cost or incompatibility of new iteration/upgraded part issues. 

The constant search for outdated electronic parts can be a tiresome task.

Why Are Electronic Parts Changing So Fast?

Electronic parts become out-of-date quickly because there is always something better and faster being created in the realm of technology. For example, once the new iPhone reaches the market that’s the hottest new thing and the older models become something of the past. 

Innovations in the world of technology are occuring on the daily. Although, the parts being created will most likely no longer be in use by the end of the year. With consumers used to an ever changing world and instant gratification the constantly new technology is exciting to them, but the engineers can feel a sense of frustration. 

This concept is often encapsulated or defined in what is known as Moore’s law.   Moore’s law refers to the perception that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every 18-24 months, though the cost of the computer is halved… this idea has been expanded to cover almost all technology in general.  Further it is posited that this will accelerate even further with the use of AI.

What if an Obsolete Part Works Best?

Electrical engineers can encounter a problem if an obsolete part works best for their design, but it can’t be found. Being assigned a job to fix a product with pieces you used in the past, but now the pieces are out of date. Scenarios like this have arisen before and updating to a newer version of the component can be a hassle or even impossible due to costly replacement as is the case with multi-decade infrastructure like cell towers or 911 call centers or power plants or planes to name a few examples.

Familiarizing yourself with a new part and taking into account the impact on the rest of the design takes loads of time. Secondly, the price of the new component is going to be way higher.

Altogether abandoning the idea of starting over with a new part, you turn to google in hopes of finding the old electronic component online. Sadly, google let’s you down by providing no leads, only a surplus of electronic components and obsolete electronic part websites often from suspicious or even criminal enterprises.

To make the process even more confusing each website claims that they have the broadest selection, cheapest prices, and fastest shipping. Next comes the task of comparing prices on different websites. Hours have passed that should have gone to developing the product, instead of filtering through numerous web results – So what options are you left with besides banging your head against a wall? 

Don’t Fret, Pacific Component Xchange is Here

The solution – PCX can help you solve all of these problems. An effortless in person phone or online experience that organizes all the electronic parts by item number and description. 

At PCX you can locate hard to find electronic parts with ease. 

Our search bar is super handy because it enables you to lookup any part using a part number, manufacturer, or keyword. By typing in a description you can find what you need and get a list of parts to choose from. A brief description is all that’s needed to locate hard-to-find electronic components.

We like to keep it simple; removing time consuming part searches, so that way engineers can get back to doing what they do best – designing products.