[Hallicrafters] Re: Electronics stores and internet sales

[jeremy-ca]

We have one surplus shop that downsized from an old mill building in 
downtown Manchester, NH about 10-15 years ago when every tenant got kicked 
out for renovation of the building for more upscale tenants.

He relocated to just off I-93 on the outskirts of Manchester and has been 
there ever since. Lots of cheap test equipment, transformers, PS, motors, 
some tools, squirrel cage blowers for amp builders, and the usual industrial 
variety. He even has racks from the old telephone style to fancy and 
enclosed; prices are $20 and up. I bought 3 Triplett 630's with leads and 
cases for $7.50 ea about 4 months ago; all they needed was batteries and a 
holder cleaning. Cal is still right on the money. Also shop there for spools 
of wire and solder.

A few times Ive been there when he had just unpacked boxes of Orange Drops, 
silver micas, poly film, and other caps useful in boatanchor restorations. 
Dirt cheap by the dozen to by the hundred and up. This is a rather high tech 
area with high density of companies; there is always something different.

Almost no PC or computer board crap which is just fine with me.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: Electronics stores and internet sales


> You migrate to where the money can be made. "We" lost our technological
> edge years ago.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
> http://www.manualman.com
>
> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:05:25 EDT HallicrafterSX28 at aol.com writes:
>> This is a nationwide phenomenon.Electronics parts stores are going
>> out of
>> business.Marwac Electronics here in Pasadena CA ,where I used to buy
>> parts ,
>> closed it's store back in 04.Then C&H Surplus another local
>> electronics  surplus
>> store is now going out of business after 60 years ! This is just
>> sign of  the
>> times .
>> Now I do all of my electronics shopping online ,tubes ,resistors
>> ,capacitors
>> etc etc.except for the solder that I can still find at my local
>> Radio
>> Shack(They too have closed down one of their stores)
>>
>> As an electronics instructor I've seen my classes sizes reduce from
>> at one
>> time of 40 or 50 students down to 5 or 6 students! Nobody it seems
>> wants to
>> study Electronics and engineering anymore ! Looks like the US is
>> slowly  loosing
>> its technological edge .
>> AMK"Nick"
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