Looking for Electronic parts store in Riyadh

Member since 03 April 2013

TolmikMember12 January 2014 20:08:31

Hi everyone.
I have been here since march, but I still can not find some things in city. I am looking for a non-wholesale shop selling electronic parts and components.

Namely: Resistors, LED-s, connectors, Breadboards, Breadboard cables, Potmeters, switches.
I need them for my hobby: ARDUINO. Sure, I can just have them shipped in, but it takes a lot of time, and if it is available locally I would rather not.

Shop names will not help me, I also need GPS locations.

Thanks.

abarghouti Active member

Member since 29 December 2013

abarghoutiActive member13 January 2014 19:53:10

I know one shop called Mejdaf,

Tolmik Member

Member since 03 April 2013

TolmikMember13 January 2014 20:29:27

Mejdaf is the sorriest excuse for an electronic parts shop that I have ever seen. That is, is you are talking about their main office on King Fahad road. They only keep a handful dozen types of connectors and less than half a dozen types of switches. And no electronic components at all.

abarghouti Active member

Member since 29 December 2013

abarghoutiActive member15 January 2014 19:45:10

Unfortunately this is the only major shop that I know here, actually they don't care about these parts because it's "consumer culture" here, if you have a problem without guarantee then drop your device in garbage and purchase new, the maintenance will cost you a lot of time and money with low quality.

Tolmik Member

Member since 03 April 2013

TolmikMember15 January 2014 20:34:01

abarghouti wrote:
the maintenance will cost you a lot of time and money with low quality.

That's a nice joke. I can not buy new, as I am trying to make the prototype for something, that would retail for around somewhere between 1200-1800 US dollars. That is, if someone actually made it...

But it would be nice if I did not have to order every part I will use on my bredboards shipped in directly from China or Taiwan using eBay...

ColinQD New member

Member since 22 October 2015

ColinQDNew member03 November 2015 11:36:13

Hey Tolmik,

I have just arrived and would like the same. Did you find anything?

your2020love Member

Member since 25 January 2013

your2020loveMember03 November 2015 21:32:03

have to try with Al mijdaf probably u find ur purposes there

ColinQD New member

Member since 22 October 2015

ColinQDNew member04 November 2015 03:51:30

Thankyou for the reply. I will check them out this weekend.

baitron Member

Member since 26 October 2015

baitronMember12 August 2016 07:27:15

Electronic components distributor components2world.com, offer all parts for your need.

cooldudell Contributor

Member since 24 July 2013

cooldudellContributor14 August 2016 08:50:24

#10

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Mejdaf is best.

Techi Saudi Member

Member since 05 July 2020

Techi SaudiMember05 July 2020 09:10:48

#11

Hello,

If you didn't find yet. Please visit Batha Area, Opposite of LULU hypermarket and Behind dera market also some shope available.

I hope you will find Electronic components but I don't think Controller.