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+list of supplies and suppliers --by bilver 4Nov12
+
+M&M&M board - CiiD Labs
+Cables
+- USB mini
+- 10-conductor ribbon cable with IDC socket and headers
+- audio mini-plug 3.5mm mono (stereo head-phones work)
+Motors
+- disk-drive head-positioner voice-coil motor (scavenged)
+- motorized fader
+  mfg:
+  [Penny & Giles] (http://www.pennyandgiles.com/Audio-and-Video-Controllers-pg-27,2,,.php)
+  [Alps] (http://www.alps.com/WebObjects/catalog.woa/E/HTML/Potentiometer/SlidePotentiometers/RSN1M/RSN1M_list.html)
+  
+  distributors:
+  [Sparkfun Slider](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10734)
+  Digi-Key
+  Mouser
+  Jameco
+  Futurelec
+  Farnell
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