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Natalie Hilpert
New Member
USA
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 Posted - Mar 29 2007 : 11:27:43 AM
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Where and how can you aquire excess circuits and boards cheap? |
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marks256
Mad Scientist
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2007 : 5:33:15 PM
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| Dumpster diving, mooching from local companies, ebay, friends, dollar stores, old equipment, etc. Use your imagination! |
Intel: We put the 'Um...' in Pentium! |
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cyclopsitis
Nobel Prize Winner
Canada
732 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2007 : 6:31:26 PM
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Yeah dude, sometimes you can go to electronics repair shops and see if there are old bits an pices that the guys don't want. On thoes special trash days that happen like twice a year (In ontario) you can put out all your old broken electrincs that the normal dump people don't pick up. you can go around and find lots of junk. That is what I do! haha
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Binary 1011001101
Nobel Prize Winner
United Kingdom
569 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2007 : 02:42:53 AM
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| Dumpster diving.... 98% of the things/components I have got ive found in bins, You will be amazed to see what people throw out. |
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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - Mar 30 2007 : 09:35:15 AM
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Years ago I was the worlds 3rd greatest dumpster diver. I had a complete kit of parts specifically set up for dumpster diving that I kept in the saddle bags on my bike. Butane powered soldering and glue gun, cordless screwdriver with a set of small drill bits (for removing rivits), various flashlights, tools for pounding (sometimes a hammer is the most effective way to remove something) and appropriate straps and duct tape to secure things to the rack on the back of the bike.
I would go out several times a week to the various electronics repair stores around my place and grab what I could. One day I walked away with at least 5 large boxes of brand new vacuum tubes. Still have them. There must be several hundred...The key is to know what you want to take. Don't get destracted by the brand new shiny TV that you just KNOW you can fix for a few dollars...It's in the dumpster for a reason. |
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Binary 1011001101
Nobel Prize Winner
United Kingdom
569 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2007 : 5:59:45 PM
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| Wow, now thats some impressive dumpster diving record!! most of the things I find are broken and only have a really stupid fault. |
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cyclopsitis
Nobel Prize Winner
Canada
732 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 8:55:46 PM
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Does anyone know where to get new boards like ones you can put your own circuits on. I got an etching kit from Radioshack way back when I was like 10.. I uesd both boards and now want to build something...
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Binary 1011001101
Nobel Prize Winner
United Kingdom
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jord4231
Member
Australia
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Posted - Apr 13 2007 : 06:49:05 AM
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Dumpster diving (tip shop) is the way to go Yesterday I scored a all valve guitar amp for $15 Australian that turnd out to be from the 50's with the plug cut of so natruly me being me put a new plug on switched it on with a stick and to my amazement it works flawlessly not to mention its in immaculate cosmetic condition not a scratch!
I've got many good things from the tip shop a Fluke digital multi meter $10 a Denon stereo amplifier $12 a newer one with the remote taped to the top of it when i got it, fully working. and many other things, its amazing what people throw out my mate got a chainsaw with fuel still in it went first pull! |
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Excess circuits
