/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/reverse-engineering-informationWritten by Elecia White . We have all heard that so-and-so was meant to be an engineer because they took things apart as a child. I wasn’t like that. If I took things apart, it was more in a smashing fashion. And, they never went back together (s...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/reverse-engineering-informationWed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:54 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2a8e5d38-e2b5-4844-9b41-69c3ed195241DAB0<p>Now you know why I go to garage sales.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I find all kinds of used devices for pennies on the dollar that I have no qualms about sacrificing for my learning experience.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Plus I find a lot of bits to reuse on other projects.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I really like picking up old VCR machines.&nbsp; You get a good audio amp, video amps, a programmable RF tuner, control panel, power supply, plus lots of nice motor, gears and tape heads.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21374&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">