stardustsailor
Well-Known Member
ALWAYS!Hey SDS - Do you use scrap parts to build your enclosures? I need to visit the scrap yard and see what is available there
1) I save poor miself some 'cheese' ...
2) Scrap-yards of electronics are pure ...paradise !!!
Look out for :
a) knobs -switches -rubber feet -enclosures - internal case metal parts - connectors-plugs -sockets-heatsinks (from tiny to huge ) -ferrites -vent perforated paneling.
b ) Small mobile/other chargers , pots (potentiometers) , push-buttons , leds ,fans ,wiring .
c ) diodes & resistors
d ) tantalum/ film/ceramic caps ,coils
e ) fuses and fuse holders ,emi filter "block-boards " ( usually cloce to AC socket )
And slowly ,by experience you will know what you will be picking up / salvaging
3) Old-fashioned "retro" (50's -60's -70's -80's electronics ) design details ,in a modern high-techonology equipment ...
What can be more cool than that ?
Cheers.