A BIG public thank you to Chub - he sent me a couple of parts out of
the goodness of his heart (I don't know anything about a "wife"
and "clutter" :)
What a great group this is...
Mike
--- In
motm@yahoogroups.com, "charlesosthelder" <osthelder@n...>
wrote:
> Dear MOTM group,
>
> First, I must say that the SN76477's are spoken for. Secondly, I
> must point out that I really do intend to give freely any small
parts
> that you may desire. If I paid for that part or object, then you
> will pay what I paid. Let me assure you, that the price I paid is
> definately cheaper than eBay and probably ridiculously low by any
> standard. If the object of your desire is large/heavy, then you
will
> pay for the shipping and ONLY the shipping. I can certainly put a
> thing into a box and tape it shut without requiring compensation.
>
> Things that I intend to make money from are sold on eBay. These
are
> usually devices that have more hype surrounding them than is
deserved
> (seriously, I made $120 selling 16 germanium transistors that were
in
> the original packaging. I have nothing against making a profit,
it
> just isn't my primary objective.) and I probably will keep
another,
> better, object that is worth far less. A case in point - I own
two
> Dukane industrial P.A. amps. The circuit is nearly identical to a
> 1958 Fender Deluxe guitar amp. The Dukanes have better parts and
> build quality, sound wonderful and cost me less than $30 to drag
home
> and refurbish. A 1958 Deluxe will sell for over $750 in ratty
> condition, cost another $250 to rebuild and will blow up if you
look
> at it wrong.
>
> I have no intention of retiring early from the profits of my parts
> stash. Consume freely! If it may cost something, we'll work out
the
> details.
>
> Now then, who wants an Allison lab filter? 10,000 .003 mfd
ceramic
> caps? NOS pointer knobs of all persuasions? A few thousand 100
> microhenry inductors? Tube preamp? Let's talk!
>
> Chub