Re: Old components - worth anything?


"bstanton@xxxxxxxx" <B Stanton> wrote in message
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> I've inherited my grandfather's shop, and there are boxes of
> old components, from transistors in metal cans to rolls of
> cotton insulated wire and capacitors that look like wax
> sealed rolls of paper and foil. Little to none of it is
> actually "new," it's mostly removed from older equipment.
> There are also rectifiers that look like multiple square
> pieces of metal separated by some rectifying material.
>
> Is any of this worth anything? I'd like to junk anything
> without value, but not if it's useful. Do people repair
> older equipment with this stuff for "authenticity?" Not
> many tubes in the collection. Comments are welcome.


Probably like gold dust to repairers and old radio
enthusiasts who like to keep equipment authentic at all cost.


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