How odd--heat sink seems to be one of the few things all of the 'Shacks
around here still ∗DO∗ carry!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:Ken.Tkacs@...]
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 6:59 AM
> To: 'MOTM Forum All'
> Subject: [motm] A Radio Shack Anecdote
>
>
> From: "Tkacs, Ken" <Ken.Tkacs@...>
>
>
> When I ordered an MOTM-300 VCO kit last week (which just arrived moments
> ago, Paul-Thanks!), I was advised to have some heat sink compound
> handy for
> assembly. I was going to mail order it, but then I figured the
> local 'Shack
> should carry it.
>
> I went to the closest one and the salesperson said, "'Heat... sink...
> compound'?" and snickered as if I just asked for pork chops. I had to
> explain to him what it was, he sneered and pointed at the
> adhesives and gave
> the standard, "If we had any, it would be over there."
>
> I then went to a Radio Shack a little further form home, a larger
> one, and a
> similar scene replayed. This time, though, the sales kid said, "All of our
> heat shrink stuff is over here." I corrected him, he told me they
> carried no
> such thing, to try the pool supply store down the street, and after he
> walked away I found a minute tube hanging on a hook over by the
> (ta-da) heat
> sinks.
>
> Back in the early seventies, the Shack at least catered a _little_ to
> electronic hobbyists. Then the tide changed to remote controlled
> toys, then
> PC clones, and now it seems that the only thing they care about is pushing
> cell phones on people that don't want or understand the technology. It's
> sad. In the "olden days," the people that worked there understood
> electronics, or were at least part-time DJ's and knew what
> 'impedance' was.
> Now you say 'heat sink' and these 17-year-old kids snicker at you
> as if you
> were shopping for a vacuum tube. Then they try to sell you a phone.
>
> Sorry to vent on a Monday morning. Haven't had enough coffee yet. Time to
> unpack my MOTM box....!!!!!
>
>
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