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  • Time to get rid of my electronics collection - thoughts on where to don

    From Steve Kamego@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 31 18:23:43 2023
    It's time to hang it up, I've moved away from electronics over into software, and it's about time I clear out the old collection.

    I tried to get in touch with the local university to see about any interest there but didn't get any bites.

    Any thoughts on places to donate? Some of it is high voltage so I want to give it to someone who'd end up hurting themselves, and i don't just want to call an e-waste company as some of it is pretty good stuff.

    Thanks to this group for the years of information I've absorbed and occasionally participated in. Glad to see it's still going strong.

    Dallas area if that matters.

    Steve

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  • From Trevor Wilson@21:1/5 to Steve Kamego on Sat Apr 1 15:39:20 2023
    On 1/04/2023 12:23 pm, Steve Kamego wrote:
    It's time to hang it up, I've moved away from electronics over into software, and it's about time I clear out the old collection.

    I tried to get in touch with the local university to see about any interest there but didn't get any bites.

    Any thoughts on places to donate? Some of it is high voltage so I want to give it to someone who'd end up hurting themselves, and i don't just want to call an e-waste company as some of it is pretty good stuff.

    Thanks to this group for the years of information I've absorbed and occasionally participated in. Glad to see it's still going strong.

    Dallas area if that matters.

    Steve

    **There is an excellent Facebook group, inhabited by people who have a
    passion for test equipment:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/VintageElectronicTestEquipment

    I'm pretty certain you will find people in your area who would be happy
    to assist you in your task.


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  • From danny burstein@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 1 05:08:23 2023
    [snip]

    Check and see if there's an Amateur Radio Club
    in your area. Usually there's at least someone
    in them who chews on copper wires for breakfast.


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  • From steve1001908@outlook.com@21:1/5 to KenW on Sat Apr 1 15:08:21 2023
    On Sat, 01 Apr 2023 07:19:47 -0600, KenW <ken1943@invalid.net> wrote:

    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 05:08:23 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
    <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:

    [snip]

    Check and see if there's an Amateur Radio Club
    in your area. Usually there's at least someone
    in them who chews on copper wires for breakfast.

    I never did that !


    Copper wires have been used to produce Danish blue cheese. It works
    faster than steel wires. A bit too strong taste for breakfast!

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  • From KenW@21:1/5 to dannyb@panix.com on Sat Apr 1 07:19:47 2023
    On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 05:08:23 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
    <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:

    [snip]

    Check and see if there's an Amateur Radio Club
    in your area. Usually there's at least someone
    in them who chews on copper wires for breakfast.

    I never did that !


    KenW

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  • From bob prohaska@21:1/5 to Steve Kamego on Sun Apr 2 02:54:13 2023
    Steve Kamego <skamego@gmail.com> wrote:
    It's time to hang it up, I've moved away from electronics over into software, and it's about time I clear out the old collection.

    I tried to get in touch with the local university to see about any interest there but didn't get any bites.

    Any thoughts on places to donate? Some of it is high voltage so I want to give it to someone who'd end up hurting themselves, and i don't just want to call an e-waste company as some of it is pretty good stuff.

    Have you considered Ebay, or maybe Craigslist?

    Either is better than e-waste.

    bob prohaska

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  • From Three Jeeps@21:1/5 to Steve Kamego on Sun Apr 2 09:03:18 2023
    On Friday, March 31, 2023 at 9:23:46 PM UTC-4, Steve Kamego wrote:
    It's time to hang it up, I've moved away from electronics over into software, and it's about time I clear out the old collection.

    I tried to get in touch with the local university to see about any interest there but didn't get any bites.

    Any thoughts on places to donate? Some of it is high voltage so I want to give it to someone who'd end up hurting themselves, and i don't just want to call an e-waste company as some of it is pretty good stuff.

    Thanks to this group for the years of information I've absorbed and occasionally participated in. Glad to see it's still going strong.

    Dallas area if that matters.

    Steve
    I may be interested in some of your stuff...please drop me a note.
    I'd second CL or Ebay
    J

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  • From Cursitor Doom@21:1/5 to skamego@gmail.com on Sun Apr 2 17:45:32 2023
    On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:23:43 -0700 (PDT), Steve Kamego
    <skamego@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's time to hang it up, I've moved away from electronics over into software, and it's about time I clear out the old collection.

    I tried to get in touch with the local university to see about any interest there but didn't get any bites.

    Any thoughts on places to donate? Some of it is high voltage so I want to give it to someone who'd end up hurting themselves, and i don't just want to call an e-waste company as some of it is pretty good stuff.

    Thanks to this group for the years of information I've absorbed and occasionally participated in. Glad to see it's still going strong.

    Not so sure about that. Some of the key contributors seem to have been
    absent of late. :-(

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