🛠 Purchasing Supplies

Computers

• System76

RF Lab

Fixed Capacitors

American Technical Ceramics

Voltronics Seller : Zully Aldina from RF spectrum zully@rf-spectrum.com

Connectors

• SMA to SMB connectors: Test Path

• BNC connectors: Pacific Cable

• McMaster-Carr

• Top Ring

Cables

Pasternack

• Semi-Rigid Coaxial Cable for Cable Trap

Standard coax: http://www.minicircuits.com/homepage/homepage.html

RG316U Coaxial Wire - 95% Shielded

http://addison-electronique.com/catalog/product/view/id/9577/s/042005-cable-coaxial-rg-6-100-pieds/

RG174U Coaxial Wire - 26 AWG - 95% Shielded - Sold by the Metre

RG58U Coaxial Wire - 20 AWG - 95% Shielded - Sold by the Metre

http://addison-electronique.com/catalog/product/view/id/16364/s/cable-coaxial-rg6-77-noir-prix-au-metre-vendu-au-multiple-de-30-metres/

PCB

• Rogers

  • Product: 3003, 3006, 3850

  • they offer free samples: say that you are from the university

• Candor Industries. They are located in North Toronto, and here is their website:http://candorind.com/

• Advanced Circuits, Aurora, CO, USA

• PolyGRAMES technical shop

  • fixed a limit dimension for the substrate at 8 x 8 inches.

  • The recommended thickness of the substrate is 5 mils, due to its higher deformation resistance than 2 or 3 mils.

  • Good thickness of copper: 0.5 oz –> this corresponds to the weight of 1×1 foot layer of copper (corresponds to 0.17 um).

• Dupont

  • Product: Kapton, Pyralux (polymide material)

Rods

• http://parkerplastics.ca/products/plastic-sheeting-materials.html

• http://www.mgs4u.com/fiberglass-tube-rod.htm - 4’ length and 3/32“ or 3/16” diameter

Wet Lab

• Sigma Aldrich

• PFA/Gluta/Osmium : www.mecalab.ca

• PBS : http://store.biobasic.com/

• Osmium: http://www.tedpella.com/chemical_html/chem3.htm#anchor376728

• www.ultident.com

• http://www.mandel.ca/

• http://ca.vwr.com

Phantoms

• Polystyrene jar: http://www.usplastic.com/ (I have #70237 and 70240)

• http://www.emachineshop.com/

Plastic jars:

Use High-Density Polyethylene because needs to be rigid.

• http://www.dynamicaqua.com/bottles.html#cylinder

  • Very cheap but LDPE

• http://www.coleparmer.ca/Category/Bottles/3770?Page=2

  • 1L (21.6 x 9.2 cm): $46.82/6, http://www.coleparmer.ca/Product/Thermo_Scientific_Nalgene_Narrow_Mouth_Economy_Bottle_HDPE_1000_mL_6_pk/RK-06035-27

  • 2L (23.5 x 12.1 cm): $24/1, http://www.coleparmer.ca/Product/Cole_Parmer_Narrow_Mouth_HDPE_Bottle_2_L_64_oz_1_PK/RK-06038-73

• https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=4589610#header

• https://www.sks-bottle.com/340c/fin41.html

• http://www.freundcontainer.com/modern-round-plastic-bottles-hdpe/p/35031/

• http://www.amazon.ca/Clear-Plastic-Bottle-250ml-8-5fl-oz/dp/B0089RYN5Y/ref=pd_sim_sbs_121_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0EE2B5D73XFPZ2GVP81Z

Fomblin:

• http://www.pchemlabs.com/subcatagoryb.asp?pid=Edwards-Oils-PFPE

Miscellaneous

• Accurate Plastics Epoxy Glass FR4 G10 Panel

• EarthLink Business Internet

Pipe Connectors

• Colder Products Company

Poster Tube

• Cutting Mats

Reimbursements

If you purchase supplies for the lab, scan/take a photo/save a PDF of your receipts (and keep any paper copies safe).

Submit a request with the scanned/PDF receipts attached to dge.demandes@polymtl.ca. If you are an employee or student make sure to mention your matricule.

If you are an employee, it should be added to your next paycheque, given a week’s notice. That is, to receive on your thursday pay, it must be submitted by the preceeding Friday. If you are a consultant, it should be paid on your next invoice.