Electronic links and vendors

US Vendors

Or vendors that ship to US at a decent price.

1. Adafruit. http://adafruit.com. Very pricey.
2. Aliexpress. http://www.aliexpress.com. Search does not allow you to exclude terms. Search terms do not AND together, they must use OR, which gives too many bad results. Very large seller in China but has some warehouses in US.
3. Allelectronics. http://allelectronics.com.
4. Amazon in US. http://www.amazon.com
5. Banggood. http://us.banggood.com
6. Battery hookup. http://batteryhookup.com. Surplus batteries.
7. Ebay. http://ebay.com
8. EVWest. http://evwest.com. Electric vehicle batteries by the case.
9. Evil Mad Scientist. http://shop.evilmadscientist.com/directory: battery holders, resistors, switches
10. Hobby king. https://hobbyking.com/en_us/: pricey on some items, batteries might be cheaper.
11. IC Station. http://icstation.com. Leans towards circuit boards and DIY parts, some beginner kits.
12. JC Electronics. Industrial electronic parts. https://www.jc-electronics.com/us/homepage
13. Jehu store. https://kit.com/jehu/lithium-battery-cell-sources. Batteries by the case.
14. Mini-Box. http://www.mini-box.com/
15. Mouser. http://www.mouser.com
16. RPElectronics. http://rpelectronics.com
17. Sparkfun. http://sparkfun.com
18. Tindie. http://tindie.com. Electronics from hobbyists to hobbyists.
19. List of vendors as PDF. https://overunity.com/9315/material-suppliers-list-a-definitive-guide/msg500977/#msg500977

Sell your items.

1. Etsy. http://etsy.com
2. Tindie. http://tindie.com
3. Kit.com. http://kit.com

Suppliers of LED parts

Misc

1. Aliexpress case store
2. Allelectronics.com
3. Analog Devices. Has LT3108 which is a good booster. https://www.analog.com/en/products.html.
4. Bonanza.com. General shopping site.
5. CES Deals. http://cesdeals.com.
6. Deal Extreme. Drivers, parts and more. Cheap gooseneck LED lamps under "LED Gadgets".
7. Ebay
8. Ebid
9. Elabbay. Very pricey. But they have lots of breakout board types.
10. Fasttech. LEDs, misc parts, flashlight hosts, many different parts.
11. Gear Best. http://www.gearbest.com/
12. Hobbyking. https://hobbyking.com/en_us
13. ICstation. http://icstation.com
14. Kaidomain. http://www.kaidomain.com. Custom flashlight parts.
15. LED Supply. http://www.ledsupply.com/. All kinds of LED parts: drivers, lenses, heat sinks, etc. Also has LED projects.
16. Mountain Electronics, US Supplier. https://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php
17. Mouser.com
18. OnlineComponents
19. Picclick. Canada site. US site. This appears to search multiple retail sites like Ebay and Amazon, and return results for you, and offer more data insights on each seller and product.
20. Sparkfun. Very pricey. http://www.sparkfun.com

Drivers

1. http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=67_118&product_id=775 LED driver for AA or AAA.
2. 3 mode driver. Always starts on low. http://www.kaidomain.com/p/S025419.CF-FX-2AA-16mm-0_9V-3V-3-Mode-Boost-Driver-Circuit-Board
3. Has Moonlight Mode and adjustable modes. $4.20ea. http://www.mtnelectronics.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=52

Plastic boxes

1. Papermart. Has clear paint cans. http://www.papermart.com/clear-side-solid-end-containers/id=33266-INDEX#33266
2. Papermart. Rip top clear cans. http://www.papermart.com/Clear-Container-With-Metal-Pull-Tabs/id=89601?SearchItemNumber=6512803