Gentlemen,
I have acquired, over the years, a great many mechanical relays (I think it's the same word in both US and British English). They are bulky, heavy and I don't find myself using them much any more, preferring to do switching via MOSFETs instead. The question is: is there any point in keeping the old relays in this day and age? If everything they can do can be done by MOSFETs then there seems very little point. Any suggestions?
I was thinking I might as well unwind their cores onto spools (I have an engine lathe) keep the wire thusly obtained and throw the rest away?