From: peterwieck33@gmail.com   
      
   > Anyone else have any experiences like this?   
      
   I have been playing around this hobby for over 50 years now. Yes, I keep a   
   small assortment of common values and common parts - but I am always missing   
   something when a new-to-me object comes along. What I do keep "many" of are   
   tubes - an auction-box    
   here, a flea-market box there, the occasional garage sale, and so forth. The   
   TV-type tubes get culled out pretty fast, but I expect that I have at least   
   one-of any general-purpose and small-signal tube that I will ever need. About   
   2/3 of a walk-in closet'   
   s worth. Sorted.    
      
   Mouser is my go-to. $6 + the cost of the part pretty much gets me what I need,   
   usually within 3/4 days.    
      
   Peter Wieck   
   Melrose Park, PA    
      
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