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Michael Black
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On Thu, 15 May 2014, Ian Field wrote:
a customer to such sales, I'd be annoyed if I found the "good books" were
being skimmed off before the sale, but it would be horrible to see books
jump out at me and have to wait till the sale started. It's kind of a
shame, since I'd be good at sorting the books.
A friend had a good angle on this. Help put things away, the books are
likely up for grabs then.
Michael
I certainly wouldn't volunteer at used book sales for the same reason. As"Jurd" <guitardorkspamspameggsandham74@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On 5/13/2014 1:52 PM, Ian Field wrote:
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Jurd <guitardorkspamspameggsandham74@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not above dumpster diving and salvaging parts, but I'll suspect
most transformers in consumer electronics are going to be for 9V-12V
output. A ~36V or whatever might be rare.
Look for (solid-state) stereo amplifiers, or tuners with built-in
amplifiers. These usually have a big transformer with a center-tapped
winding that originally was used to generate +/- 30 to 60 V DC for the
main audio output
You beat me to it!
Salvage transformers are pretty much drying up - some end user disposals
houses still get the occasional antique computer with linear PSU, you
can get some really chunky transformers - but it could be a long wait.
My city has a pretty comprehensive electronics recycling system in place.
It's good for the big picture and all because it keeps recyclable resources
out of landfills, but for guys like me it means that 95% of 'broken'
electronics go to a 24/7 monitored dropoff site instead of to the curb.
However, it's the insult to injury that makes it the worst- As I mentioned
previously, I work for an electronics recycler so I get to see (literally)
hundreds of thousands of pounds of this stuff on any given workday. The
caveat: I can't have *any* of it. I can't even *buy* it at all.
That would be too much for me to take - I'd be looking for a job where it was
out of sight out of mind.
a customer to such sales, I'd be annoyed if I found the "good books" were
being skimmed off before the sale, but it would be horrible to see books
jump out at me and have to wait till the sale started. It's kind of a
shame, since I'd be good at sorting the books.
A friend had a good angle on this. Help put things away, the books are
likely up for grabs then.
Michael