Tanner Electronics

Good place for electronics components. Now even offering 3d print. I bought few IR LEDs.

I love Fry’s and MicroCenter. They have such great selection. But neither has anywhere near the selection that Tanner has when it comes to components and DIY projects. And Tanner has lower prices than both! I went to Tanner yesterday for some run of the mill screw terminals, and came away with an waterproof temperature probe for $ 4 that I thought I would have to get online and a current meter that I thought should have existed, wasn’t sure where to start looking, but found without even looking for a few dollars at Tanner electronics. Unlike Fry’s their return policy is non-​existent, but who cares? the prices are so low it doesn’t even matter. Plus it is less than a block from the Dallas Makerspace. Tanner is at the top of my rotation when it comes to l buying locally stocked components that I dont want to wait to have shipped. And some of their prices beat internet prices.

My Go To place for electronic parts and more. Worth a trip just to walk around. That Kid in a Candy Store thing. Family owned, nice folks.
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Exceptional little gem of a store. I have to say I came here just trying to find two capacitors for my failing Samsung TV and I walked out with more. This place is awesome they have it all when it comes to electronic tools, soldering, the list goes on. Not to mention the staff is very friendly and helpful. I was very satisfied with my visit to tanners considering before visiting I went to radio shack and they had the worst selection of capacitors and soldering irons for ridiculous prices. I will most definitely be visiting this store again if I need any other techy things that I need that same day. Most of the stuff in this store you can only find online which makes it rather incredible. Only downside is they close early but ehh they make up for it with their awesome selection. Thanks to the older man who helped me I appreciate you and your family owned business

Most of the prices here beat Amazon by a large margin. Fast and friendly service made this place a must stop for any of my future electronics needs. Great place to browse for cool parts.

I felt like a kid n a candy store. They have a great stock of items, and very helpful and offer advice on projects. Will do business again. When Jimmy says he orders something for you he will get it!

Great «mom and pop» atmosphere. Super knowledgeable staff. If you’re an electronics hobbyist, and you need something right away, this is pretty much the only place in north Dallas. Also, if you’re looking for germanium transistors, they have a nice selection of old stock.

Tanner fills in the void abandoned by Radio Shack the day RS switched from an electronic store to an appliance store. Long gone are those days when you can walk into RS and name some obscure electronic component and the RS clerk (who is usually a knowledgeable tech as well) can find it or order it without resorting to a catalog look up. Nowadays, RS is first and foremost a wireless phone storefront with untrained sales clerks pushing extended warranties on the latest toys.
Tanner is where you get your geek on… this is where you get to build your mad scientist project at the component parts level… PCBs, capacitors, all gauges of wiring, molex connectors, LEDs, and an endless array of doodads, whatsits and thingamajigs – anything you can assemble with the help of a soldering gun. Need to fix a broken amp or create a battle bot? Chances are you can find parts here. If you know what a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino is, this is the place to get your fix.
This isn’t to say you can’t get your basic hardware here either. RCA and HDMI cables, speakers and monitors, all sorts of electronic tools to help you build, upgrade or repair, and spare or replacement computer parts, etc etc. If they don’t have it in stock, they know how and where to order it.
The staff is friendly and helpful; there’s a wealth of knowledge residing in Tanner that is slowly disappearing elsewhere, so I’m thankful that stores like these exist whenever the DIY bug strikes.

In my opinion, every city needs a good electronics store. Tanner’s fills the role for DFW.
They have a fantastic selection of discrete parts, ICs, switches, LEDs, connectors, etc. They also carry Arduino and Sparkfun products. Prices are far, far better than Fry’s, and Radio Shack doesn’t even deserve to be in the same paragraph.
Really nice people too. Fun place to hang out with your ham radio buddies on a Saturday morning.
I try to do business there as much as I can. Although I am guilty of taking advantage of Ebay for larger quantities (Ebay is great for filling up a parts bin with those things you use a lot of like resistors, capacitors, and LEDs), Tanner’s is fantastic for those things you need NOW or only a few of.

Radio Shack, Fry’s, Altex, Tanner. Which of these don’t belong with the others?
Radio Shack has locations everywhere, but a terrible selection of parts
You can buy electronics at Fry’s, but their components are only mildly better than Radio Shack
Altex, you’re a more expensive Tanner.
And Tanner, you’re helpful, knowledgeable and cheap with a large plethora of components.
Do yourself a favor. When you get inside, find an employee and ask them to point you to the aisle. Why? Because the shelves/​aisles are labeled on both sides. For example: I was looking for thru-​hole tact switches (Tanner called them PC mini something or other). Well, that side of the shelves is not facing the front door, so you won’t see it unless you walk past the aisle and turn around. After looking around for 2 – 3 minutes, I looked lost and an employee asked if he could help me and directed me directly to them.
So I find them. $.25/​ea. For comparison, Altex is $.99/​ea and Radio Shack has surface mount ones for $ 3.99/ea. Fry’s had nothing close. Even online they’re $.12/​ea but you’ve gotta pay $ 5 in shipping.
They’ll have most all the common stuff you’ll ever need and a bunch of the uncommon stuff. If you have a big box of electronic parts, make a list of what you have and bring it down to Tanner and they’ll buy what they want on the spot.
The only complaint I have is that Tanner is so far from where I live, but it’s a small price to pay, when you need something quick or can’t justify paying $ 5 in shipping.
I’ll be visiting much more frequently.

Where possible call these guys before heading to FRY’s, Altex or Radio Snack. They do know their stuff and they will have exactly what you’re looking for. If they say they have it, they have it and it’ll be right the first time.

Tanner Electronics is, pure and simple, electronics geek heaven. Specifically, DIY electronics geeks. You don’t come here to buy a complete computer or product, you come here to buy part to repair or enhance. Many years ago, Radio Shack was the place to go for those 100K ohm resistors or capacitors, but they’re out of that business. You can still get them at Tanner. Transistors, LEDs, chokes. plugs, switches, power supplies/“warts”, cases, the list goes on and on. And oh, my, cables. They have cables for things you never even knew existed, and the prices are VERY reasonable.
Check this place out the next time you need electronics parts or cables; you won’t be disappointed.

Mrs. Bear found this place for me when I was desperately seeking some electronic parts for a guitar amplifier repair project. What a find — this place is electronics parts heaven!
They have just about everything you could think of in the way of electronic parts, and they even have tools of many kinds. It’s a great place to find an HDMI cable for your new HDTV. All kinds of hard-​to-​find hardware, power packs, books, kits, stuff for the techno-​geek repair guy or hobbyist. And the proprietors are friendly and will help you find that elusive part if they possibly can.
You will save lots of $$ getting your electronic supplies here instead of Radio Shack or Fry’s. And the people there really know their stuff.

I had this requirement to fix my LCD Television, which due to its substandard parts had failed in its power unit after 18 months of use. All I needed was to replace two blow out capacitors. I started with RadioShack and then later went to Frys electronics. Though the people there were helpful, none of these stores stocked what I needed.
Later I read this review from Unilocal and proceeded to this store with the address set in my GPS. To every word written in the previous review, I totally agree, and I am truly satisfied with this store. It had ample stock of everything that one needs, and the people there were very friendly and welcoming. They even made recommendations on what I needed to do with the electronic components purchased. If one is looking for core electronic components, never try Frys or RadioShack and straight head to this store, if you live around the Dallas area.