In my ongoing effort to clear out decades of junk we'll never use for parts, a pattern has emerged. I will put a 40 year-old or older specimen up for sale on fleabay. If I get five bucks for it, (plus shipping), that's one less thing in the local landfill. It's gonna fill up some day, and when it does my cost of disposing garbage will go up. Not in a hurry for that.
Just the same, some of them don't sell. Only a few views of the sale listing and no bids. Crickets. Those DO go to the cruncher/landfill.
But first I recover the one thing that seems like it might be worthwhile. Rare chips and magnetic components, especially slug-tuned coils. Just don't want to devote a lot of labor to it.
This one didn't even make it to fleabay. The mike gain control has broken away from its hole in the front panel. No point in trying to hawk this one.
Fastest route from A to B is a propane torch.
The aftermath is not pretty.
Just heat and shake. Parts just fall out. The ones you want and the ones you don't care about, both.
I may regret it, having a look at the "LA" numbers on these coils. Not the same ones found in the 40-channel radios that still get repaired. But maybe someone will compile a cross-reference of these someday?
Not holding my breath.
But this is where the specimens we post for sale and can't unload finally end up.
RIP.
73
Just the same, some of them don't sell. Only a few views of the sale listing and no bids. Crickets. Those DO go to the cruncher/landfill.
But first I recover the one thing that seems like it might be worthwhile. Rare chips and magnetic components, especially slug-tuned coils. Just don't want to devote a lot of labor to it.
This one didn't even make it to fleabay. The mike gain control has broken away from its hole in the front panel. No point in trying to hawk this one.
Fastest route from A to B is a propane torch.
The aftermath is not pretty.
Just heat and shake. Parts just fall out. The ones you want and the ones you don't care about, both.
I may regret it, having a look at the "LA" numbers on these coils. Not the same ones found in the 40-channel radios that still get repaired. But maybe someone will compile a cross-reference of these someday?
Not holding my breath.
But this is where the specimens we post for sale and can't unload finally end up.
RIP.
73
