SV: [sdiy] Dumpster salvage

[Karl Ekdahl]

I get most of my (expensive) parts from "found"
objects from dumpsters or flea markets. I've actually
thought about setting up a list of what's worth
salvaging (expensive to buy), from the top of my head
though:
Pots
Switches
Jacks
Knobs
Big electrolytics
Transformers (!!) (actually, whole PSUs are good)
Casing (got 3 complete schroff racks for $10 at the
local junkyard)
Connectors
Keyboards (duh)
Special ICs
Patchcables (got a lot of >100 bananas for $5 at the
same junkyard)
Weird shit you couldn't find elsewhere

What, in my opinion, is not worth collecting:
transistors, cheap caps, resistors, other
cheap/inexpensive & easily accessible parts

Of course, salvaging parts *does* make life hard for
you sometimes (unexpected failures), but it also
forces you to learn...

Karl


--- Aleks Clark <aleks.clark at gmail.com> skrev:

> Hey guys, I'm new to the list and to the synth bit,
> but I am an active
> dumpster diver. Are there any particular things I
> should look for when
> DD'ing, that would be readily salvageable for synth
> projects?
> 
> Aleks
> 
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