UK electronics bits/ junk shops?

[N_Cook]

Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:13:01 +0100, "N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in
the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with
electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year ,
around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days


Potts, Derby.
http://www.rfpotts.com/
But again nothing like what they were.

Shop near station in Borehamwood packed up and went south west 15-20
years ago.

Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?
--
Peter Hill
Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header
Can of worms - what every fisherman wants.
Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!

The US-centric sub-thread mentioned Anchor and reminded me of Nottingham
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/index.htm
I only ever see at radio rallies- do they have a shop type base?

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <no21169fgkkgkapamrretpik6fuhpdr9kf@4ax.com>,
Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:

Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?

I've wondered about that. I asked a teacher at the local large school if
they had an after school electronics construction club - we had at the
school I went to.
And the answer was no. Computer ones, though. It also seems odd to me that
many computer whizz kids wouldn't know how to change a faulty hard drive
on a desktop.

I suppose when I was a kid you could save some money by building a radio
etc. Not so now.

--
*I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out *

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

[JW]

On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:41:56 -0700 DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> wrote in
Message id: <0001HW.C8352E840050C7DDB01AD9AF@news.eternal-september.org>:

[snip]

Hi Dave,

Are you the same DaveC on Yahoo Tek groups?
If so, here's the manual you were looking for:
<https://home.comcast.net/~spam_gobbler/Tektronix TDS620 640 Oscilloscope Users Manual.pdf>

Jay

 

[N_Cook]

Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5125214bb0dave@davenoise.co.uk...

In article <no21169fgkkgkapamrretpik6fuhpdr9kf@4ax.com>,
Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?

I've wondered about that. I asked a teacher at the local large school if
they had an after school electronics construction club - we had at the
school I went to.
And the answer was no. Computer ones, though. It also seems odd to me that
many computer whizz kids wouldn't know how to change a faulty hard drive
on a desktop.

I suppose when I was a kid you could save some money by building a radio
etc. Not so now.

--
*I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out *

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Don't local radio ham clubs often have a young members section for hands on
tinkering as well as radio procedure?. Probably clobbered by paedo paranoia
over the last few years

 

[Philip Pemberton]

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:56:45 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126

Google Street View says yes:
<http://maps.google.com/maps?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International+Ltd&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International
+Ltd&hnear=&ll=51.362576,-0.185477&spn=0,0.001032&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=51.362576,-0.185477&panoid=hhapRgOVeYXWPIE_rKAGIw&cbp=12,130.76,,0,6.75>

Website is www.ssi-uk.com, but there's bugger all on it.


Farnell's trade counter on the Maybrook industrial estate in Leeds is
usually worth a look if you're in the area. They have a "Bargain Bin"
table next to the sales counter -- I managed to pick up a pair of ex-demo
Instek digital bench power supplies for about ÂŁ30 a piece (RRP is about
10x that). One needed the power section resoldering, the other needed a
new set of binding posts (which Instek were more than happy to provide).
I've also had storage boxes, components (bags and bags of HP high-
brightness LEDs, and so on).

M&B Radio used to be pretty good too. Used to be under the Dark Arches
(Swinegate) under the train station, but that shop closed ages ago.
Apparently they've reopened in Addingham, but the website (<http://www.mb-
radio.co.uk/&gt is basically useless (read: filled with placeholder data!)

--
Phil.
usenet10@philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/
If mail bounces, replace "10" with the last two digits of the current year

 

[Adam Sampson]

"N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> writes:

Radio rallies no longer have "bring and buy" sections

The Dover and Canvey Island rallies I've been to recently both did. (I
now have all the 1960s transistors I could ever possibly want, among
various other interesting junk!)

--
Adam Sampson <ats@offog.org> <http://offog.org/>

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <huqh11$1ku$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

I've wondered about that. I asked a teacher at the local large school
if they had an after school electronics construction club - we had at
the school I went to. And the answer was no. Computer ones, though. It
also seems odd to me that many computer whizz kids wouldn't know how
to change a faulty hard drive on a desktop.

I suppose when I was a kid you could save some money by building a
radio etc. Not so now.

Don't local radio ham clubs often have a young members section for hands
on tinkering as well as radio procedure?. Probably clobbered by paedo
paranoia over the last few years

Could be - but despite a life long interest in electronics, ham radio
leaves me cold.

--
*I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart.

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <4c10d833$0$2562$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
Philip Pemberton <usenet10@philpem.me.uk> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:56:45 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126

Google Street View says yes:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International+Ltd&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International
+Ltd&hnear=&ll=51.362576,-0.185477&spn=0,0.001032&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=51.362576,-0.185477&panoid=hhapRgOVeYXWPIE_rKAGIw&cbp=12,130.76,,0,6.75

Website is www.ssi-uk.com, but there's bugger all on it.

Good to know they still exist. The shop was a fairly minor part of the
business, I guess. They were great at getting small quantities of obsolete
ICs etc, I found. Unlike when you Google and find a minimum quantity of
10,000 ...

--
*Tell me to 'stuff it' - I'm a taxidermist.

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

 

[N_Cook]

Philip Pemberton <usenet10@philpem.me.uk> wrote in message
news:4c10d833$0$2562$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:56:45 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Dunno if they are still on the go, but their shop was always worth a
rummage around. Lots of bargain bins. ;-)

Semiconductor Supplies International Ltd Dawson House
128/130 Carshalton Road
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4TW
020 8643 1126

Google Street View says yes:
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International+Ltd&oe=utf-8&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=Semiconductor
+Supplies+International

+Ltd&hnear=&ll=51.362576,-0.185477&spn=0,0.001032&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=51.3

62576,-0.185477&panoid=hhapRgOVeYXWPIE_rKAGIw&cbp=12,130.76,,0,6.75>

Website is www.ssi-uk.com, but there's bugger all on it.


Farnell's trade counter on the Maybrook industrial estate in Leeds is
usually worth a look if you're in the area. They have a "Bargain Bin"
table next to the sales counter -- I managed to pick up a pair of ex-demo
Instek digital bench power supplies for about Ł30 a piece (RRP is about
10x that). One needed the power section resoldering, the other needed a
new set of binding posts (which Instek were more than happy to provide).
I've also had storage boxes, components (bags and bags of HP high-
brightness LEDs, and so on).

M&B Radio used to be pretty good too. Used to be under the Dark Arches
(Swinegate) under the train station, but that shop closed ages ago.
Apparently they've reopened in Addingham, but the website (<http://www.mb-
radio.co.uk/&gt is basically useless (read: filled with placeholder data!)

--
Phil.
usenet10@philpem.me.uk
http://www.philpem.me.uk/
If mail bounces, replace "10" with the last two digits of the current year

RS/ Hedge End depot Hampshire only has a subset of the main lines around the
counter area , no end of lines, returns etc.

 

[N_Cook]

Adam Sampson <ats@offog.org> wrote in message
news:y2avd9rjcus.fsf@cartman.at.offog.org...

"N_Cook" <diverse@tcp.co.uk> writes:

Radio rallies no longer have "bring and buy" sections

The Dover and Canvey Island rallies I've been to recently both did. (I
now have all the 1960s transistors I could ever possibly want, among
various other interesting junk!)

--
Adam Sampson <ats@offog.org> <http://offog.org/

There never seems to be any midwinter carboot radio rallies in the south and
I looked into hiring a covered market site for a Sunday mid winter but
insurance was prohibitive. I asked an organiser of one of the best south
coast rallies Wimborne Flight Refuelling why no longer any bring and buy. He
said insurance was now required . About the same time Longleat bring and buy
stopped.

 

[b]

On Jun 10, 8:44 am, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

Peter Hill <peter.usen...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message

news:no21169fgkkgkapamrretpik6fuhpdr9kf@4ax.com...



On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:13:01 +0100, "N_Cook" <dive...@tcp.co.uk> wrote:

I don't know of any small independent operations with a walk-in shop any
more
GWM Radio Ltd,Worthing;Techno Trade,Fareham ; Forum Stores part of
Southampton University no more; Greenweld, Southampton (trading name
continues ); Fraser Electronics, Southsea seem to be all gone.
Budgie / Kaytronic Southampton is still there but other than what is in
the
window I don't know what he has, I don't think he does either.
Anyone know of any shops or even regular market stalls anywhere in the UK
still (my interest got started with a regular market pitch with
electornic
surplus when a little kid). Hamfest/Radio rally sites once a year ,
around
the country seem to be the only hands-on outlets these days

Potts, Derby.
http://www.rfpotts.com/
But again nothing like what they were.

Shop near station in Borehamwood packed up and went south west 15-20
years ago.

Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?
--
Peter Hill
Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header
Can of worms - what every fisherman wants.
Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!

The US-centric sub-thread mentioned Anchor and reminded me of Nottinghamhttp://www.anchorsupplies.com/index.htm
I only ever see at radio rallies- do they have a shop type base?

About 10 years ago, I used to often visit the Anchor surplus store at
nottingham. Great days....no idea if they still exist.

 

[Winston]

On 6/9/2010 11:02 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 6/9/2010 10:44 PM Winston spake thus:

South San Francisco Bay Area

AKA "South Bay"

For you and me, yes.

USENET is worldwide and there are lots
of "South Bay" areas that aren't ours.

http://www.southbaycities.org/node/257
http://www.southbaycity.com/Public_Documents/index
http://www.southbaytrail.com/

http://www.anchor-electronics.com/

San Mateo still has a decent electronics outlet:
http://www.sanmateoelectronicsca.com

Another opportunity. Thanks!

--Winston

 

[Winston]

On 6/9/2010 11:07 PM, David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 6/9/2010 10:51 PM Winston spake thus:

(...)

I first visited them when their store was off Sterlin Rd.
in Mountain View. (Since renamed N. Shoreline Blvd.)

Ackshooly, that's Stierlin Rd.

Yes, it was. Thanks!

--Winston <-- Used to work on Coffin Road
(renamed 'Bowers Avenue' for some reason).

 

[Adrian C]

On 10/06/2010 14:38, N_Cook wrote:

There never seems to be any midwinter carboot radio rallies in the south and
I looked into hiring a covered market site for a Sunday mid winter but
insurance was prohibitive. I asked an organiser of one of the best south
coast rallies Wimborne Flight Refuelling why no longer any bring and buy. He
said insurance was now required . About the same time Longleat bring and buy
stopped.

The main one I religiously visit each year is the Dunstable Downs Radio
Club car boot sale in Stockley Park, Luton. It happened last month but
keep a watch on this website for the next, 2011!
http://www.ddrcbootsale.org/

There is a new Rally, at the National Code Centre, Bletchley Park,
Milton Keynes on Sunday 29th August, that might be worth a visit.
http://www.mkars.org.uk/rally.html

--
Adrian C

 

[N_Cook]

Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5125214bb0dave@davenoise.co.uk...

In article <no21169fgkkgkapamrretpik6fuhpdr9kf@4ax.com>,
Peter Hill <peter.usenet1@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Can we blame it on the Internet, schools or the everything's too
dangerous to touch / no user serviceable parts mentality that's been
pushed for last 30-40 years?

I've wondered about that. I asked a teacher at the local large school if
they had an after school electronics construction club - we had at the
school I went to.
And the answer was no. Computer ones, though. It also seems odd to me that
many computer whizz kids wouldn't know how to change a faulty hard drive
on a desktop.

I suppose when I was a kid you could save some money by building a radio
etc. Not so now.

--
*I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out *

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

I mentioned local Forum Stores before, which closed ten or more years ago
leaving the kitting of school electronic projects and school talks/ great
egg race type events of the educational trust side of the Southern Science
& Technology Forum and now that seems to have expired about 2002.
I asked of the nearby to me the Itchen Valley ham radio club and they have a
young members section although nothing specific about it on their website.
Perhaps from a sample of 1 a number of such clubs still have a supervised
electronic/radio section for youngsters.

I will ask an electronics bod I know ,involved with school governers
locally, and see what he knows about hands-on electronics/ practical side of
CDT or whatever they call it now, in schools these days