[GreenKeys] Radio Shack Parts

[Peter Gottlieb]

I completely abandoned RS years ago.  As you learned, complete and utter 
junk.

I still cruise eBay and hamfests for military and high end commercial 
surplus to cannibalize for mechanical parts, and combine with modern 
name-brand chips from Mouser, Digikey, etc.

Peter




Til128 at aol.com wrote:
> Hi all:
> I would just like to vent my  anger and frustration here about the quality of 
> parts at Radio Shack. I went  there looking for 1/4 inch closed circuit jacks 
> to mount in a panel. The clerk  asked if I needed some help and I told him 
> what I need. With a blank stare, he  asked "what's that?" Anyway there was a 
> pkg. of 2 for $3.99. picked 'em up and  took them home. These are not the ones 
> that I remember from Radio Shack of old!  What pieces of flimsy Chinese junk! I 
> tried using them to no avail and gave up.  I went on line to 
> Action-Electronics (no affiliation)and they had them from  Switchcraft for 89 cents each! I 
> bought 10..plus some other stuff.
> That is the last time I am going into Radio Shack for parts.  GRRRRR!
> Anyone else have a similar experience?
> That's  all- I had my say..sorry for the length of this message.  
>
> 73,
> DE  Tom Tillson
> All things electromechanical.
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