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Workshopshed
Workshopshed over 8 years ago

You wanna see the coolest thing? Since e-ink displays don't require power except when they change, old parts bins full of used e-ink screens are little snapshots of history, as each display is still showing the last thing it ever showed.

https://t.co/01UQE4oDHg

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— foone (@Foone) February 25, 2018

 

This tweet today showed some cool surplus electronics at Hst /halted electronics supply in Santa Clara, CA. Does anyone know of real shops where you can walk in and buy old stuff like this?

 

I remember Harding's in Cheltenham but it's been years since I was there so I don't know if it's still going.

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    the-dubster over 8 years ago

    Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. J (Jonny) Birkett - MANY an hour spent in there over the years, I now don't make my wife suffer - I go into Maplin now (or shop online with CPC et al).

     

     

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    "Quirky Birketts offers customers a vast range of new and secondhand equipment.

    Products include vintage/military/commercial/amateur radios, wireless and test equipment, aircraft instruments, microphone, amplifiers, speakers and many many more.

    If you're interested in creating your own electronic projects then Birketts is the place to visit. Birketts motto ‘not a piece of ‘junk’ in sight’. "

     

    'Website' here - for what there is of it! (E14 gets a mention on the "electronic components" link)!!

     

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    the-dubster over 8 years ago

    Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK. J (Jonny) Birkett - MANY an hour spent in there over the years, I now don't make my wife suffer - I go into Maplin now (or shop online with CPC et al).

     

     

    Quote from 'shoplincoln' website.

    "Quirky Birketts offers customers a vast range of new and secondhand equipment.

    Products include vintage/military/commercial/amateur radios, wireless and test equipment, aircraft instruments, microphone, amplifiers, speakers and many many more.

    If you're interested in creating your own electronic projects then Birketts is the place to visit. Birketts motto ‘not a piece of ‘junk’ in sight’. "

     

    'Website' here - for what there is of it! (E14 gets a mention on the "electronic components" link)!!

     

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