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Michael Terrell
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Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
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Ricketty C
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On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:27:00 PM UTC-4, Michael Terrell wrote:
> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
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> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
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Ricketty C
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On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:27:00 PM UTC-4, Michael Terrell wrote:
> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
--
Rick C.
- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
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> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
--
Rick C.
- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209
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Ricketty C
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On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:27:00 PM UTC-4, Michael Terrell wrote:
> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
--
Rick C.
- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209
> Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
So they had a big auction, eh? I bet there were some real bargains there.
Or were they bought out by an even bigger surplus store coming to the area.
I seem to recall there used to be various army surplus stores that coalesced into a much fewer number of surplus stores that weren\'t really selling surplus at all. Then they were run out of business by the big box sports stores.
If this trend continues indefinitely, all the big box stores will be taken over by a single big box store, either Costco or Walmart. Who will it be?
--
Rick C.
- Get 1,000 miles of free Supercharging
- Tesla referral code - https://ts.la/richard11209
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Michael Terrell
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They were electronic and industrial surplus. They were one of the biggest in the world. They bought entire factories, like when NCR stopped production of mechanical cash registers. They bought the inventory and tooling when R L Drake stopped building Amateur radio equipment in the United States. They had a pair of Cincinnati Milicron robots from s GM auto plant. Used AC motors into hundreds of HP. It was no Army surplus store. It was the first stop when looking for industrial parts and tooling before the internet. You have no idea what it was like. It was better stocked than any wholesaler in the region. It was started by their dad at the end of WW II. He bought the remaining inventory from terminated contracts as well as at the docks when our warships returned from Europe. The two sons are in their 80s if they are still alive. They also diversified into the alarm business. The top seventh floor was a half city block where they monitored thousands of alarm systems. It was reported that they did over 100 million dollars in sales one year, in the \'80s.
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Michael Terrell
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They were electronic and industrial surplus. They were one of the biggest in the world. They bought entire factories, like when NCR stopped production of mechanical cash registers. They bought the inventory and tooling when R L Drake stopped building Amateur radio equipment in the United States. They had a pair of Cincinnati Milicron robots from s GM auto plant. Used AC motors into hundreds of HP. It was no Army surplus store. It was the first stop when looking for industrial parts and tooling before the internet. You have no idea what it was like. It was better stocked than any wholesaler in the region. It was started by their dad at the end of WW II. He bought the remaining inventory from terminated contracts as well as at the docks when our warships returned from Europe. The two sons are in their 80s if they are still alive. They also diversified into the alarm business. The top seventh floor was a half city block where they monitored thousands of alarm systems. It was reported that they did over 100 million dollars in sales one year, in the \'80s.
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Cydrome Leader
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Michael Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
Not surprised they\'re gone. All those surplus places seemed really stuck
in the past. No websites, of if they even had them, terrible or no photos,
mysterious shipping prices etc.
We still have one place in Chicago, but it\'s just been a toy store for the
past 2 decades. All the little manufacturers in the area are elsewhere
now, or just pitch \"stuff\" in the dumpster vs. selling it to anybody else.
MBA logic and all. Some of the stuff they sell is real dubious too, like
parted out medical equipment. Yeah, I want an air pump with hepatitis in
it.
AX Man Surplus in Minneapolis still has electrical/electronic/mechanical
stuff, likely from all the electronics companies in that general area.
Surplus Sales, formerly in Omaha used to be open to the public and had
some interesting stuff, but everything was way overpriced. Their current
website is pure trash and doesn\'t do justice for the junk they\'ve hoarded
over the years. They have some great stuff, but only the weird owner knows
the details, and it\'s not listed for sale. I think they\'re the biggest
player in collecting shut down businesses at this point.
WHile it\'s fun to browse random junk in a store, the fact is you can get
whatever you want on ebay, and ebay has photos and descriptions of
products, a concept that just doesn\'t ring the most of the surplus
operations that are left.
Take this random example
https://www.sciplus.com/9vdc-stepper-motor-57854-p
Amazing close-up shot of the connector. No real information on the
\"threaded shaft\", which is sort of the key thing about this assembly.
Or this
http://www.surplussales.com/Motors/Motors-2.html
That \"Bodine Synchronous Projector\" motor sure looks cool. Let me click on
the photo. Yup, a worthless blurry photo and no shots of the nameplate.
I guess I could always fax them a request for more information though.
Not surprised they\'re gone. All those surplus places seemed really stuck
in the past. No websites, of if they even had them, terrible or no photos,
mysterious shipping prices etc.
We still have one place in Chicago, but it\'s just been a toy store for the
past 2 decades. All the little manufacturers in the area are elsewhere
now, or just pitch \"stuff\" in the dumpster vs. selling it to anybody else.
MBA logic and all. Some of the stuff they sell is real dubious too, like
parted out medical equipment. Yeah, I want an air pump with hepatitis in
it.
AX Man Surplus in Minneapolis still has electrical/electronic/mechanical
stuff, likely from all the electronics companies in that general area.
Surplus Sales, formerly in Omaha used to be open to the public and had
some interesting stuff, but everything was way overpriced. Their current
website is pure trash and doesn\'t do justice for the junk they\'ve hoarded
over the years. They have some great stuff, but only the weird owner knows
the details, and it\'s not listed for sale. I think they\'re the biggest
player in collecting shut down businesses at this point.
WHile it\'s fun to browse random junk in a store, the fact is you can get
whatever you want on ebay, and ebay has photos and descriptions of
products, a concept that just doesn\'t ring the most of the surplus
operations that are left.
Take this random example
https://www.sciplus.com/9vdc-stepper-motor-57854-p
Amazing close-up shot of the connector. No real information on the
\"threaded shaft\", which is sort of the key thing about this assembly.
Or this
http://www.surplussales.com/Motors/Motors-2.html
That \"Bodine Synchronous Projector\" motor sure looks cool. Let me click on
the photo. Yup, a worthless blurry photo and no shots of the nameplate.
I guess I could always fax them a request for more information though.
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Cydrome Leader
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Michael Terrell <terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
Not surprised they\'re gone. All those surplus places seemed really stuck
in the past. No websites, of if they even had them, terrible or no photos,
mysterious shipping prices etc.
We still have one place in Chicago, but it\'s just been a toy store for the
past 2 decades. All the little manufacturers in the area are elsewhere
now, or just pitch \"stuff\" in the dumpster vs. selling it to anybody else.
MBA logic and all. Some of the stuff they sell is real dubious too, like
parted out medical equipment. Yeah, I want an air pump with hepatitis in
it.
AX Man Surplus in Minneapolis still has electrical/electronic/mechanical
stuff, likely from all the electronics companies in that general area.
Surplus Sales, formerly in Omaha used to be open to the public and had
some interesting stuff, but everything was way overpriced. Their current
website is pure trash and doesn\'t do justice for the junk they\'ve hoarded
over the years. They have some great stuff, but only the weird owner knows
the details, and it\'s not listed for sale. I think they\'re the biggest
player in collecting shut down businesses at this point.
WHile it\'s fun to browse random junk in a store, the fact is you can get
whatever you want on ebay, and ebay has photos and descriptions of
products, a concept that just doesn\'t ring the most of the surplus
operations that are left.
Take this random example
https://www.sciplus.com/9vdc-stepper-motor-57854-p
Amazing close-up shot of the connector. No real information on the
\"threaded shaft\", which is sort of the key thing about this assembly.
Or this
http://www.surplussales.com/Motors/Motors-2.html
That \"Bodine Synchronous Projector\" motor sure looks cool. Let me click on
the photo. Yup, a worthless blurry photo and no shots of the nameplate.
I guess I could always fax them a request for more information though.
Not surprised they\'re gone. All those surplus places seemed really stuck
in the past. No websites, of if they even had them, terrible or no photos,
mysterious shipping prices etc.
We still have one place in Chicago, but it\'s just been a toy store for the
past 2 decades. All the little manufacturers in the area are elsewhere
now, or just pitch \"stuff\" in the dumpster vs. selling it to anybody else.
MBA logic and all. Some of the stuff they sell is real dubious too, like
parted out medical equipment. Yeah, I want an air pump with hepatitis in
it.
AX Man Surplus in Minneapolis still has electrical/electronic/mechanical
stuff, likely from all the electronics companies in that general area.
Surplus Sales, formerly in Omaha used to be open to the public and had
some interesting stuff, but everything was way overpriced. Their current
website is pure trash and doesn\'t do justice for the junk they\'ve hoarded
over the years. They have some great stuff, but only the weird owner knows
the details, and it\'s not listed for sale. I think they\'re the biggest
player in collecting shut down businesses at this point.
WHile it\'s fun to browse random junk in a store, the fact is you can get
whatever you want on ebay, and ebay has photos and descriptions of
products, a concept that just doesn\'t ring the most of the surplus
operations that are left.
Take this random example
https://www.sciplus.com/9vdc-stepper-motor-57854-p
Amazing close-up shot of the connector. No real information on the
\"threaded shaft\", which is sort of the key thing about this assembly.
Or this
http://www.surplussales.com/Motors/Motors-2.html
That \"Bodine Synchronous Projector\" motor sure looks cool. Let me click on
the photo. Yup, a worthless blurry photo and no shots of the nameplate.
I guess I could always fax them a request for more information though.
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Michael Terrell
Guest
They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
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Michael Terrell
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They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
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Ingvald44
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:15:56 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
I think Fair Radio Sales in Lima OH is still aliive. Maybe not for
long though. I have bought lots of Mil surplus stuff from them.
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>They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
I think Fair Radio Sales in Lima OH is still aliive. Maybe not for
long though. I have bought lots of Mil surplus stuff from them.
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:15:56 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
I think Fair Radio Sales in Lima OH is still aliive. Maybe not for
long though. I have bought lots of Mil surplus stuff from them.
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>They had a website and the sold on Ebay. The website was meci.com. they weren\'t overpriced, or they wouldn\'t have lasted 75years.
I think Fair Radio Sales in Lima OH is still aliive. Maybe not for
long though. I have bought lots of Mil surplus stuff from them.
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:26:55 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
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Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
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server
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:26:55 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
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server
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:27:51 -0400, Ingvald44 <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:
I bought a 4FP7 CRT from them when I was a kid, a WWII radar display
tube. I recently emailed them, and they still have some! I got one
just for fun. It glows in the dark.
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Claude Bernard
wrote:
I bought a 4FP7 CRT from them when I was a kid, a WWII radar display
tube. I recently emailed them, and they still have some! I got one
just for fun. It glows in the dark.
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Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
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server
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:27:51 -0400, Ingvald44 <noone@nowhere.com>
wrote:
I bought a 4FP7 CRT from them when I was a kid, a WWII radar display
tube. I recently emailed them, and they still have some! I got one
just for fun. It glows in the dark.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
wrote:
I bought a 4FP7 CRT from them when I was a kid, a WWII radar display
tube. I recently emailed them, and they still have some! I got one
just for fun. It glows in the dark.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:26:55 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
<terrell.michael.a@gmail.com> wrote:
>Mendelson\'s, in Dayton Ohio is gone. Everything has been auctioned off. It was a six story building that covered an entire block. Three floors were open to the public.
I used to love the junk stores. There were tons of them. Halted,
Haltek, Mike Quinn, Weird Stuff Warehouse. And the Foothill Flea
Market was fabulous. Pease, Williams, Alfke would be there.
When I was a kid I spent all my allowance ordering surplus stuff from
Fair Radio Sales. I think they are still in business.
--
John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
Science teaches us to doubt.
Claude Bernard
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Phil Hobbs
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On 2020-07-16 11:27, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
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Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
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Phil Hobbs
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On 2020-07-16 11:27, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
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Phil Hobbs
Guest
On 2020-07-16 11:27, jlarkin@highlandsniptechnology.com wrote:
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com
There was a place on El Camino in Mountain View or maybe Palo Alto when
I was in grad school, run by a guy with the greenest teeth I ever saw.
I got a bunch of 2N918s that I occasionally still use, as well as a
bunch of other stuff. I remember he had a barrel full of \'patented
noisy fans\'--substandard-grade equipment pulls, but very cheap.
Now I can get 40 GHz NPNs with betas of 500 and 1 kV Early voltage for
16 cents.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
http://electrooptical.net
http://hobbs-eo.com