Store and Component Availability
Data Library
Data books are available for overnight loan from the data library. More and more data is becoming available on the Web and you will find links to useful sites on the School's Home page. The Workshop is introducing a barcode system for loans and you will need your student card to borrow items. If you have trouble locating data on a particular device or for a particular application, and the Workshop staff on the desk are not able to point you to the right Data Book you can submit a Request for Data form.
Or visit the workshop's Manufacturers Data Sheets webpage.
Ordering Components
Components are available for issue from the store. You must complete a Store Requisition Form and obtain the written approval of your supervisor on the form before submitting it to the Workshop. You are strongly advised to discuss your options for component choices with the Workshop staff before submitting your Requisition. Where possible you should use components that are kept in stock in our store - please consult the Stores stock list which is kept in the Workshop or on the Web.
Orders for standard components from our regular suppliers (Farnell, RS, Radio Parts) are usually placed once a week and there will typically be a delay of 2 weeks on these items (assuming that the supplier has them in stock). Orders from other suppliers are placed less frequently.
Please consider the availability of the component you request before you submit a requisition. Many unusual components have a delivery time of 8 - 12 weeks. Some specialist ICs are also only available in quantities of 25 or more. Please make sure that the component you are ordering is suitable for your application before you order it. On more than one occasion students have asked for a difficult-to-obtain IC, waited 2 or 3 months for it to arrive and then ask the Workshop to obtain a data sheet on it!
Project Theses
Copies of project theses from previous years are filed in the workshop area and are available for borrowing on the same terms as are data books. You should consult with your supervisor to identify the work of past students which might serve as an example for you as you prepare your own thesis.