[Boatanchors] capacitor kits?

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In a message dated 4/29/05 15:09:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
ehertz at tcaf.org writes:

I guess,  it boils down to, if you were creating your workbench from scratch, 
how would  you stock it



GE Eugene,
 
Good luck setting up your shop/lab.  Perhaps you might  have indicated  just 
what type of electronics you are planning on  restoring/servicing.  Some of us 
(me) work only on Boatanchors --- better  described as tube-type gear.  
Contrast this to today's SMT technology and  the planning of a workshop/lab can be 
as different as daylight and dark.
 
Personally, my shop is always a work in progress.  I have a stock of  some 
2,000 or so vacuum tubes that were acquired over the years.  Hamfests,  closed 
radio repair shops, etc.....  Transformers, IF cans, power  resistors, pots, 
switches and such were gleaned from the same sources and  sometimes from the 
carcasses of junk rigs that have been tossed in the  dumpster.
 
New capacitors and resistors are purchased from MOUSER ELECTRONICS.  I  keep 
a stock of the most popular electrolytics plus coupling and bypass caps and  
resistors.  When the stock depletes, I re-order.
 
MOUSER ELECTRONICS has a nice selection of "KITS" in their catalog.   They 
have resistor kits, capacitor kits and several "prototype" ones depending  on 
what you need.
 
I have no financial interests in MOUSER......... They  just happen to give me 
good service and have most of the items I  need.
 
One can also try ANTIQUE ELECTRONIC SUPPLY in Tempe, Arizona.  DOW-KEY  is 
another electronics supplier as is NEWARK ELECTRONICS.   I would  suggest you 
obtain catalogs from each of these and make your choices from  there.
 
It's a nice feeling when you are restoring a rig to be able to reach in a  
cabinet drawer and pull out a new "part" or tube..........especially when it's  
2am and there is not another source within miles.
 
How would I build up my shop?  Just the way I did.  Over time and  tailored 
to the type of equipment I can work on.
 
Hope some of this helps.  Others mileage may vary.
 
73 de W4MIL
Chuck