From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:21:39 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
   (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:   
      
   >Cursitor Doom  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I thought I had everything covered when I acquired a huge spare parts   
   >> inventory from some chap who was emigrating a while ago. However,   
   >> despite now being the proud owner of tens of thousands of caps,   
   >> resistors, transistors, diodes, ICs etc etc etc., I can never seem to   
   >> find a suitable part to replace one that's blown in whatever item of   
   >> equipment it happens to be I'm fixing.   
   >   
   >If you need the spares for repair only, a lot of modern equipment   
   >doesn't have room for improvisation with replacement parts (perhaps made   
   >up from several components).  That means your collection is not   
   >particularly useful.   
   >   
   >If you are designing one-offs, a collection of parts like that can be a   
   >huge benefit as long as you are able to adapt your design to use parts   
   >which you already have.  It saves tracking down an exact part, ordering   
   >it - waiting for it to be delivered (or finding it is out of stock and   
   >on back-order) - fitting it - finding it isn't quite what you needed -   
   >ordering another replacement - waiting for that to arrive - discovering   
   >that it changes the operating conditions so that another component needs   
   >changing - ordering that  - waiting for that to arrive....... etc   
      
   Well, that is the one saving grace that's keeping me from throwing the   
   lot out. Actually I'd just re-sell 'em. There are some rare and   
   valuable spares strewn about amongst them.   
      
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