Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
Is there a science museum in your area? Donate the best one and I'm sure that's a tax credit.
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Alex <alexeisenhut@...>
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#87760
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Need knobs for a 475A
Pallets and warehouses full of parts, and I can't find two lousy knobs for my 475A! I need a 366-1024-02 Time knob for the DM44 and a 366-1425-02 Volts/Div knob for the scope. I've googled for hours
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joe.knobtwister
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
David DiGiacomo wrote: No, actually I hadn't made up my mind... If I had, I would have scrapped them and said nothing. That truly would be the easiest, quickest, and most profitable thing for me to
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
If going to scrap then perhaps a volunteer army in the greater MD area descends on Chuck's place this spring and removes for posterity the bits of unobotanium, i.e Knobs, Custom Hybrids, HV
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Artekmedia <manuals@...>
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Re: An improvised knob puller
Sounds like a good idea. We used something similar by wrapping a length of strong twine around the shaft on B&W TVs to remove stubborn knobs, Don Black.
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Don Black <donald_black@...>
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Re: Tektronix 2465 capacitors etc.
Thanks! I had actually decided to pull the board and give it a close inspection and wrote down the values, then I had placed the order. Found out when it showed up that I'd ordered the wrong frame
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Chris
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
I agree, but someone said you don't need the money, perhaps Chuck has other ideas. Don Black.
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Don Black <donald_black@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
There are a couple of hard-to-monetize considerations to this topic: 1) For many of us, repairing old scopes is a hobby. We don't expect to make much or any money doing it, but since it gives us
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Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
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gridleakrick
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Customs issues going from Sphere back to the USA....minimal ++++
To make everybody's life easy, we always do up a commercial invoice if needed showing goods were made in the USA. to date, nobody has ever had a problem, they are US goods, returning to the country of
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wshawlee2 <walter2@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
Well, it seems like you had made up your mind before you posted in the first place. But really, what you should do is a make a list, and post it here at say 25% over the scrap value. Then you won't
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David DiGiacomo
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
The 7xxx mainframes that I have purchased over the past six months (7104, 7904A, 7934, 7854) all have gone between $225 and $300, with the notable exception of the 7904A which I think I bought for
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Dave Daniel
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Re: Sphere Research storage building clearout update
I'm planning a trip up to Sphere with some hopes in mind, using my E350 van (which has a class 4 hitch.) Sometime before the middle of May. (I have a court case going on right now and I need to get
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Jon Kirwan
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Re: [TekScopes2] Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
The truth of the matter is that shipping is the killer to the trade. I end up for all intents and purposes giving away either my labor or giving free shipping for every scope and/or plug-in I have
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Rob <rgwood@...>
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Re: Sphere Research storage building clearout update
Let's not forget that most of those scopes are made in USA. If there is any label on the scope saying 'Made in USA', customs just let it through without any hassle. Miroslav Pokorni
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Miroslav Pokorni
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
Thanks Stefan, your cool reasoning has helped to tip the scales. Thanks everyone, scrap it is. -Chuck Harris Stefan Trethan wrote:
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
It's been off the bay for quite a while. I think it was listed for about $150. There is an off the top of the stack 434 on the bay that looks like it is going to sell for $70 right now. Have you
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Chuck Harris <cfharris@...>
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Re: Sphere Research storage building clearout update
Many years ago I brought a couple of half height computer tape drives over the border. The customs guys just laughed. It's a little tighter now, but if you show a receipt and don't try to conceal
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Paul Amaranth
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
People are obviously not going to pay you for your time restoring the scopes, so just stop doing it. Anyone interested in those old scopes has the means and will to restore them himself. Anyone who
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Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
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Re: Question on what to do with 4 pallets of scopes...
How much did you list it for? The cheapest current listing I see is for $225. That's just not a good way to sell a 434. I think the answer is to take them off the top of the pile and offer them for
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David DiGiacomo
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