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  1. Terry01

    What are these and do you think its toast

    I think they are resistors and wouldn't be very hard to replace. Better wait till someone who knows better than me verifies.
  2. Terry01

    Mimic a Type 80 rectifier tube

    Ha nice! I'm still very new with electronics but loving getting stuck in! There is so much to learn about so many things going off in so many directions! Do you think when this was first made they would have thought someone would be plugging a smart phone into it nearly 100 years later? Like...
  3. Terry01

    Breadboards are awesome!

    As some of you know I'm brand new with electronics. I got myself a breadboard with the jumpers and a couple big mixed bags of components. I've been playing around for a couple weeks now and can't believe how much you can learn with a breadboard,jumper wires,a couple batteries a multimeter and a...
  4. Terry01

    Mimic a Type 80 rectifier tube

    I take it this is a very old set well worth bringing back to life? I love seeing old things brought back. Something well cool about old stuff. Good luck buddy,hope it turns out real nice for you.
  5. Terry01

    Newark / Farnell / Element 14 become my new "supplier of last resort"

    They have your money....you don't have the part! I know who looks like the thief! Cheeky buggers!
  6. Terry01

    Anyone know what this is?

    Cool! That was very close to the last thing I'd have expected them to be used for. Just shows...you really do learn something new each day! Thanks.
  7. Terry01

    Anyone know what this is?

    Thanks very much. I thought small whip type antenna at first but when I took the caps off the ends they are very clearly not. Optic fibre was my 2nd thought too but really not clued up enough to be 100% sure. I thought I'd ask here and am sure you guys are correct. Do you have any idea what such...
  8. Terry01

    Anyone know what this is?

    I got 6 of these in a mixed lot and wondered if anyone knows what they are? Sorry I don't have better photos. The writing on the sticker is "U44/47" at one end and "U48/42" the other. The are about 12" long. When I take the red and black caps of the end it is like a clear cable with a black...
  9. Terry01

    Wanted: Wood Case meters wanted!!!!

    Hi Dave. I don't have a meter for you but was just looking around eBay. A popular pass time of mine! Maybe worth a half hour of your time,especially if you know what your looking at. I don't. I go to "shop by category" select "business & industrial" then "electronic test equipment" from the sub...
  10. Terry01

    Help identifying this?

    +2 Its a power bank for sure!
  11. Terry01

    Magnifying lens help needed pls.

    All great info and food for thought for the future! The camera hooked into the TV is too serious for my level of work and amount of soldering I'll be doing. I plan on using the magnifying lens for identifying small components,checking work I've done and things like that. I'm still brand new with...
  12. Terry01

    Magnifying lens help needed pls.

    Yes the decent ones cost a fortune! If I was doing this day in day out 8 hours every day I would pay good money but for what I need it for its not practical. I've had a quick squint on eBay and can get one that matches Steve's info for £10-20! I have the goose neck magnifying glass on both my...
  13. Terry01

    Magnifying lens help needed pls.

    Awesome! Thanks Steve,that's exactly the information I was looking for. :)
  14. Terry01

    Magnifying lens help needed pls.

    I am looking to buy a 2nd hand camera lens to help me see the smaller components and use as a good general magnifying glass. My eyes are shot basically,I have MS and some days my eyes are really bad and I need good magnification. I wear glasses and have a magnifying glass. I used one a friend...
  15. Terry01

    Can you use a 5v DC adapter rated about 300 ma instead of a 4.5 v. DC adapter on a CD player?

    Sorry for jumping in on your question but I was scrolling through and it caught my attention. I would never have replied as I don't know the answer. But.......the part I have picked up so far for my bench PSU is if your CD only needs 4.5v and you set the psu to 5v the CD will take the 4.5v it...
  16. Terry01

    Lots Of New Resistors And Other Things

    HeeHaw :) That's a hefty pile! Hopefully someone will come along soon and take them off your hands buddy. I was sorting through stuff I bought in a job lot a couple days ago. Just googling or checking eBay to see what the stuff actually is or does. I pulled out a bag of around 100 small...
  17. Terry01

    Lots Of New Resistors And Other Things

    I'll swap you a dog for the lot! Its a good dog! Or a camel.......its a good camel too! You know anyone looking for a WW1 tin hat? Its a good tin hat.......honest! o_O
  18. Terry01

    Salvaged components

    I've got a couple transformers and half a dozen or so power packs from stripping stuff already....sorry......"reverse engineering" circuit boards and the likes. I love that reversing thing! Ha Ha! I'll build one from a power supply and LM317 and "maybe" set it in a wee project box. This will...
  19. Terry01

    Salvaged components

    I'm looking forward to trying stuff out on the board. I'm one of those people who can read and read and struggle with things. If I see something I get it much quicker. I'm looking forward to sitting at my desk and trying to build wee projects. I think I'll pick things up better now if I. Not...
  20. Terry01

    Salvaged components

    I managed to build my 1st breadboard project this evening,4 LED's in series! No smoke! Worked great! I'm going to start gathering bits to build a small PSU. I have a bench PSU that's new and working fine but want one I can say I've built from scratch. Hopefully by the time I've gathered...
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