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* x-on.com.auSylvia Else
+* Re: x-on.com.auSylvia Else
|`* Re: x-on.com.auJasen Betts
| `- Re: x-on.com.auSylvia Else
`* Re: x-on.com.auTrevor Wilson
 +- Re: x-on.com.auSylvia Else
 `* Re: x-on.com.auPhil Allison
  `* Re: x-on.com.auTrevor Wilson
   `- Re: x-on.com.auPhil Allison

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From: syl...@email.invalid (Sylvia Else)
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 by: Sylvia Else - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 03:10 UTC

Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.

The web site is excruciatingly slow.

Sylvia.

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 by: Sylvia Else - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 03:36 UTC

On 28-Aug-21 1:10 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>
> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>
> Sylvia.

Second thoughts...

If I go to www.mouser.com.au, I get redirected to x-on.com.au

If I go au.mouser.com, I get to the Australian Mouser page.

Hmmm.....

Sylvia.

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From: tre...@rageaudio.com.au (Trevor Wilson)
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 by: Trevor Wilson - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 03:51 UTC

On 28/08/2021 1:10 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>
> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>
> Sylvia.

**I use X-On for certain components that I can't get anywhere else. They
are cheaper than US sites too. They deliver when they say they will.
Unlike RS this week. I ordered parts last Wednesday and, when they
hadn't turned up by yesterday afternoon, I called them. I grumped at
them, then grumped at Couriers Please (when their tracking told me that
delivery would be effected NEXT Wednesday!). The parts arrived on my
doorstep this morning.

Anyway, X-On are excellent. Similar pricing to RS or Element14.

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 by: Sylvia Else - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:01 UTC

On 28-Aug-21 1:51 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 28/08/2021 1:10 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>>
>> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>>
>> Sylvia.
>
> **I use X-On for certain components that I can't get anywhere else. They
> are cheaper than US sites too. They deliver when they say they will.
> Unlike RS this week. I ordered parts last Wednesday and, when they
> hadn't turned up by yesterday afternoon, I called them. I grumped at
> them, then grumped at Couriers Please (when their tracking told me that
> delivery would be effected NEXT Wednesday!). The parts arrived on my
> doorstep this morning.
>
> Anyway, X-On are excellent. Similar pricing to RS or Element14.

Well, apart from RE46C108E8F

$4.52 on X-On. $1.49 on Mouser.

Sylvia.

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 by: Phil Allison - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:27 UTC

Trevor Wilson wrote:
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> Sylvia Else wrote:
> > Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
> >
> > The web site is excruciatingly slow.

---------------------------------------------------------------

> **I use X-On for certain components that I can't get anywhere else. They
> are cheaper than US sites too. They deliver when they say they will.
> Unlike RS this week. I ordered parts last Wednesday and, when they
> hadn't turned up by yesterday afternoon, I called them. I grumped at
> them, then grumped at Couriers Please (when their tracking told me that
> delivery would be effected NEXT Wednesday!). The parts arrived on my
> doorstep this morning.
>
> Anyway, X-On are excellent. Similar pricing to RS or Element14.

** I took a look at their web site - very clunky.

But very pleased to see they sell a couple of CRT based scopes.

Not cheapies, cost over $1k.

...... Phil

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 by: Trevor Wilson - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:43 UTC

On 28/08/2021 2:27 pm, Phil Allison wrote:
> Trevor Wilson wrote:
> =================
>> Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>>>
>>> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>> **I use X-On for certain components that I can't get anywhere else. They
>> are cheaper than US sites too. They deliver when they say they will.
>> Unlike RS this week. I ordered parts last Wednesday and, when they
>> hadn't turned up by yesterday afternoon, I called them. I grumped at
>> them, then grumped at Couriers Please (when their tracking told me that
>> delivery would be effected NEXT Wednesday!). The parts arrived on my
>> doorstep this morning.
>>
>> Anyway, X-On are excellent. Similar pricing to RS or Element14.
>
> ** I took a look at their web site - very clunky.
>
> But very pleased to see they sell a couple of CRT based scopes.
>
> Not cheapies, cost over $1k.
>

**A grand for a new CRT 'scope _IS_ cheap.

Chinese made, no doubt. I'd rather have a 30 year old Tek.

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Trevor Wilson wrote:
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>
> > ** I took a look at their web site - very clunky.
> >
> > But very pleased to see they sell a couple of CRT based scopes.
> >
> > Not cheapies, cost over $1k.
> >
> **A grand for a new CRT 'scope _IS_ cheap.
>
> Chinese made, no doubt.

** Taiwan
BK Precision brand.

IMO Decent but nothing exceptional.

Looks like no Mu-Metal shielding of the CRT.
Means cannot be used near anything with a magnet or a mains tranny.

So tube combo amps are a no-no.

....... Phil

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 by: Jasen Betts - Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:21 UTC

On 2021-08-28, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote:
> On 28-Aug-21 1:10 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>>
>> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>>
>> Sylvia.
>
> Second thoughts...
>
> If I go to www.mouser.com.au, I get redirected to x-on.com.au
>
> If I go au.mouser.com, I get to the Australian Mouser page.
>
> Hmmm.....
>
> Sylvia.

I'm guessing the domain mouser.com.au expired and now x-on has
registered it and is using it as a funnel to get more traffic.

according to whois this does not seem to be a recent change

Domain Name: MOUSER.COM.AU
Registry Domain ID: D407400000002361082-AU
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Registrar URL:
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Registrar Name: Netregistry Pty Ltd
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
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Reseller Name:
Status: serverRenewProhibited
https://afilias.com.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverRenewProhibited
Status Reason: Not Currently Eligible For Renewal
Registrant Contact ID: ID00177484-PR
Registrant Contact Name: Rob Tincey
Tech Contact ID: ID00177484-PR
Tech Contact Name: Rob Tincey
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DNSSEC: unsigned
Registrant: X-ON.COM PTY LTD
Registrant ID: ACN 009375768
Eligibility Type: Other

--
Jasen.

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 by: Sylvia Else - Sun, 29 Aug 2021 04:26 UTC

On 29-Aug-21 7:21 am, Jasen Betts wrote:
> On 2021-08-28, Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> wrote:
>> On 28-Aug-21 1:10 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>>> Anyone else used them - I think they used to be Mouser.
>>>
>>> The web site is excruciatingly slow.
>>>
>>> Sylvia.
>>
>> Second thoughts...
>>
>> If I go to www.mouser.com.au, I get redirected to x-on.com.au
>>
>> If I go au.mouser.com, I get to the Australian Mouser page.
>>
>> Hmmm.....
>>
>> Sylvia.
>
> I'm guessing the domain mouser.com.au expired and now x-on has
> registered it and is using it as a funnel to get more traffic.
>
>
> according to whois this does not seem to be a recent change
>
> Domain Name: MOUSER.COM.AU
> Registry Domain ID: D407400000002361082-AU
> Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.auda.org.au
> Registrar URL:
> Last Modified: 2020-07-11T18:59:02Z
> Registrar Name: Netregistry Pty Ltd
> Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
> Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:
> Reseller Name:
> Status: serverRenewProhibited
> https://afilias.com.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverRenewProhibited
> Status Reason: Not Currently Eligible For Renewal
> Registrant Contact ID: ID00177484-PR
> Registrant Contact Name: Rob Tincey
> Tech Contact ID: ID00177484-PR
> Tech Contact Name: Rob Tincey
> Name Server: NS1.NETREGISTRY.NET
> Name Server: NS2.NETREGISTRY.NET
> Name Server: NS3.NETREGISTRY.NET
> DNSSEC: unsigned
> Registrant: X-ON.COM PTY LTD
> Registrant ID: ACN 009375768
> Eligibility Type: Other
>
>
>

Seems plausible.

Somewhat shady business practice, but common enough I expect.

Sylvia.

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