JK Electronics

I needed a 12 volt 8 amp-​hour battery. I asked the salesman at the door for help and not only did he find it immediately, but I was in and out of the store in less than two minutes! My cost was $ 25 plus tax, which is far cheaper that the $ 44 that Verizon was asking for. Yeah I’m impressed!

Great place to find items you have a hard time finding other places… besides online of course. Found a small relay that i couldn’t find anywhere local and for only a few dollars!

I used to come here to this store during my CSULB days for some of my projects. I remember going there for my micro controllers and electrical circuit classes to build an interface with a speaker, an LED display. I just remember spending around $ 100 dollars for a project a blackjack game that I got a B+ on because I built it on more software. I remember a female working there that was very nice and friendly and helped me get components that I needed on my shopping lists. From the pictures looks like the place still looks outdated and from the 70’s. I got the student discount on $ 10 dollars a good place to go for if you are student doing a project, unfortunately only Frys would carry this kind of stuff.

This is a great place for all sorts of electronics and testing equipment. I have been coming here for years and they always have the most obscure oddball thing i’m looking for.
The people at the counter in back are helpful and knowledgeable and willing to help figure out what is needed for small projects.
If you like electronics and projects check this place out.

This store is good for everything under the sun you might not think they make it but they do I would recommend the store to anybody

I came here looking for what I would consider an extremely obscure piece of electrical equipment to hopefully repair an instrument I needed up and running ASAP for work. I came and showed them the part and the guy in the back pulls out the replacement immediately. Needless to say, I plugged it in when I got back to work and everything was up and running. These guys really know their stuff. Like some of the previous reviews, the guy was kind of condescending, but when all is said and done, I really don’t care; the important thing is he possessed enough expertise to help me.

JK employee in the back: «ask the cashier for the student discount.»
JK Cashier: «he was Just fucking with you, there is no student discount.
40 $ for some connectors and gates please.»
everything is extremely $$$ overpriced so a student discount would have been nice, but I digress.
1 star for rudeness and general asshattery of the staff.
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This place can definitely be a little overwhelming if you’re new to electronics. I was looking for some rocker switches, after doing some auxiliary lights on my 4Runner. One of my fabricator friends recommended this place, and it’s local– so I stopped in. The first thing you notice is the size, it’s huge inside.
A thing that I noticed that was a huge bummer, was the staff, or lack thereof. I wandered aimlessly for a few minutes, until I stumbled on what I was looking for. Thankfully I’ve been in shops like this before, so it’s easy to find your way after a while. Their available inventory is impressive, especially for an automotive guy like myself. Pricing is comparable to most places, but a little higher than some. You are definitely paying for the convenience factor here.
All in all, great selection, decent prices and a staff that needs a little improvement. I’ll do business with them again.

Im as much of a fan as most people could be for an electronics store. I was sent here for work and the guys behind the counter were helpful and nice to me. Even when I made a screw up and they had to retrieve my battery for me they had sent to recycle. cool people.

Great store, awesome selection. Prices??? Not so awesome.

This place is great! I didn’t need anything very complicated, just some uncommon batteries. The helpful gentleman up front knew exactly what I needed and where to find it and we were in & out in under a minute. Store is chock full of every electronic part you could possibly need, the staff is smart and helpful, it’s a gem!

Came in here a couple times like a dumb ass and I eventually walk out knowing a few handy things from the staff. A+ for the service, A+ for the quality products.

This arena house most of the electronic components you need for your micro-​controller based engineering projects. It has a good gamut of products. If you don’t find your electronic component either here or at Frys– Then you have no other resort save the internet e-​commerce engines

This place is classic !!!
It’s like the «High Fidelity» of electronic shops where everyone is a Jack Black !!!
It took me like 10 visits to not get totally belittled and made to feel like a total dork.
BUT… I love this place!!! the guys totally know their stuff and if you don’t… your going to get hammered. Kinda going to see the IT guy in your office and asking him a dumbass question.
However if you need parts and do your homework or are a nerd or wire head you will love this place… And they sell good quality irons.

All kinds of cool gadgets and supplies for all of your electronic ventures. Very mom and pop which is my favorite type of store. Very polite and knowledgable
staff.

In response to a couple of bad reviews below, Yes, in almost all cases, you’ll need to have a part number, or better yet, youre old part, when you walk through the door. There are thousands of electronic parts to be had here, they cant simply «recommend» something for your specific application. Its like going to Frys, you need to know what youre looking for when you go in. I went in with a silicon rectifier that was burned out. They had my part in stock and tested my old one to verify it was bad. What more could you want?

I came here on a Saturday afternoon looking for an h-​bridge for a robot I was assigned to create for a project. Upon entering the store, the cashier asked me if I needed help (hence the extra star). When I asked for an h-​bridge he directed me to the back where there are so-​called specialists when it comes to electronic parts.
So as I walked to the back, I asked about getting an h-​bridge, thinking that they would help me out (I don’t know too much about parts, I came here thinking they would give me advice). They asked me for the part number and they told me that they can’t recommend me anything. Luckily, the cashier told me the part numbers for the h-​bridge.
I also needed an inverter, so again I didn’t have the part number. I asked if they had inverters, and the guy in the back again said I needed the part number, so I explained what I needed it for. Again, he can’t sell it to me unless I have the part number, so he gives me a huge book of parts… no way am I going to look through a book of a billion parts to try and find the part on my own. So I grab the h-​bridges and head to the front to pay for the parts.
As I pay, I ask the cashier if he knew about inverters, and the cashier tells me I need to do more research before I come to the store.
So, if you are searching for advice in electronic parts, then don’t come here. I’m eventually going to need more parts for all of my projects and no way I’m coming back to this place.

I stop by every once in a while to load up on supplies for my engineering classes at CSULB. Hey got everything you need. The staff is very helpful and most of their stuff is a bargain. I walked in earlier this week to buy some LED’s. I was blown away to find a small bag of assorted LED’s (estimating about 100 or less) for $ 5.95. Compare that to the 2-​pk of LED’s for $ 2-​$ 3 from Radioshack down the street.
This is my permanent electronics store, regardless of the extra 10−15min drive to LB from LA.

JKE is a gem: the very antithesis of the gold-​standard of electronic component cluelessness, Radio Shuck (and jive). Whereas RS employees are hired dumb as rocks in terms of product knowledge and seem to take great pride in remaining so, the JKE guys are true electronics geeks. The aforementioned dude with the pierced eyebrow can be a bit off-​putting at first but believe me, he KNOWS his stuff.
As stated by a prior reviewer, prices may be a bit more than online (though not always) but there is a reason: it costs money to pay the overhead of a real store and I, for one, am happy to shell out for the convenience of being able to grab the final widget needed to complete a project LOCALLY, WITHOUT having to play shipping roulette with some yahvitz on Ebay.
PATRONIZE THEM! It’s the only chance we have of slowing the corporate crushing and subsequent ruination of service-​oriented specialty businesses like JKE.

I only recently found JK’s but from what I have seen so far I am impressed. It a strange store, from the front it looks tiny, but as you go inside it just keeps going and going! I don’t think they could cram any more stuff into this space.
They have a great selection of items, and I get the feeling this place has been around a while as they still have the old metal parts drawers that hold those hard to find small items.
The times I have been in here I have yet to stump them with what I was looking for, they seem to have one of everything!
Check them out, even if you don’t buy you will have fun. Recommended.