[sdiy] Starter Components - Capacitors

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Wednesday 12 January 2005 11:50 pm, Ken Stone wrote:
> Another good idea (some will disagree) is to grab some surplus junk - old
> telco gear, 80's organs and VCRs,  etc, that can be bought for next to
> nothing or grabbed from hard rubbish, and pull the circuit boards from
> them. When you need a part and you haven't got one in the parts box, you
> will often find what you need on one of the boards. Basically is a cheap
> way of getting a wider range of stuff, including stuff you would not buy
> for on-hand parts.

What I've been doing for decades...	:-)

> Stay clear of tape decks, boom boxes, Brother equipment, clock radios, TVs
> and CD players. Nothing in them worth the effort of opening them up.

Oh?  I haven't tried any CD players,  but would imagine that there would be 
some useful hardware bits in there as there is with tape decks.  Why not boom 
boxes or clock radios?  And what the heck is "Brother equipment"?

It's also easier if you take the stuff apart before you need something,  and 
at least partially disassemble things,  if not scrap it totally.  Takes a 
whole heck of a lot less room and you get a better idea of what you have.