[NJARC] Mendelsons electronics

Mon Jun 1 13:56:20 EDT 2015

All,

I always try to make it a point to stop by when I go home to Lima, OH.  Mendelsons is a crazy place.  It's a surplus dealer that takes up an old warehouse that is the size of a city block.  There are 7 floors, two of which are open to the public.  1/2 of the second floor is all electronics surplus.  The listing on this site is probably less than 1% of their offerings (just the most useful or plentiful).  It's my guess this is as close to what some of you guys from the area have told me about the old warehouses in Newark where you could go in and buy one part for a few cents would have been like.

The building is immense, and from a different time.  The windows are all covered in grime\insulation, the bathrooms are held over from when it was a factory, and it has the only elevator in dayton that still has (or requires) an operator. 

They have all kinds of stuff.  Tubes, caps, crystals, terminals, switch parts, transformers, meters, light bulbs, switches, some test equipment, etc.  Millions of resistors.  They also sell hardware (bolts\screws\etc.) by the pound.  Most of it is SAE, and some of the stuff that remains is "weird", but it's all older hardware, looks to be well made. (we probably paid for it with our tax dollars at one point).

Prices are on the boxes\bins, and they haven't been updated much since they were placed there.  Some things are good prices, some are a bit high, but if you have the time check it out.

Lots of the stuff there is former gov't surplus.  Wright Patterson is very close by.  They don't seem to be actively adding to their electronics selection, but they have so much.

Their slogan is "the first place to find every last thing" I believe.  The sheer volume would seem to indicate that's a distinct possibility, but the reality is they have so much stuff, it's almost like information overload.  It's probably almost better to go to shop (look at the stuff and see if you find something you can use vs trying to find specific things).  It's real easy to get in there and get "burnt out" trying to find something.

If you have to drag someone along with you that doesn't like electronics they have other things, like furniture, restaurant surplus equipment, laboratory gear, and strange clothing I'm surprised anyone ever wore.  I don't recommend splitting up for long, the place is huge!

If you ever go to the hamfest, it's worth stopping by.  If you are ever in Dayton for any reason, stop by.  I can't imagine places like this will exist forever, but it's quite a site to see (if you're into junk shopping).  If you have a whole day or two to waste in Ohio (If so, I'm sorry!) (and go during the work week), you could go north on I-75 and stop by Fair Radio as well!  Fair is much more dedicated to "gear" than "parts", but they have a decent selection of both (mostly military).  Both are cool to look through if you have the time.

Besides, what else are you going to do while you are out there? (Except go to the Air Force Museum.  I can't stress how awesome this place is enough.  Worth a trip just for it.  It will take all day, but the collection is amazing.  (It will take even longer than a day if you actually read the signs).

Matt Reynolds
cap guy
, and evidently, Ohio Electronics surplus tour guide....

Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 09:43:53 -0400
To: njarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [NJARC] Mendelsons electronics
From: njarc at mailman.qth.net

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Here's a link to their site.  They are in Dayton, OH.  Yes!, that  same 
town that has the big Hamfest every year.   The link below will  take you to 
their Capacitor page, but there is plenty more.  It looks to be  more for 
industrial applications, but it could be worth digging into for what  you might 
be looking for.

_Capacitor -  Components - Electronics_ 
(http://meci.com/electronics/parts/capacitor.html)  

Regards from Maine,
Joe Devonshire

Here's a link to their site.  They are in Dayton, OH.  Yes!, that 
same town that has the big Hamfest every year.   The link below will 
take you to their Capacitor page, but there is plenty more.  It looks to be 
more for industrial applications, but it could be worth digging into for what 
you might be looking for.

Capacitor - 
Components - Electronics 

Regards from Maine,
Joe Devonshire
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