I went into a local Radio Shack today to buy a couple of power transistors and some perf board, and I'll be damned if the store didn't have either!
It seems to me those days when the Shack was every electronics hobbyist's friend is now over. I give them another year and nobody will be able to find any parts at all. If this is 21st century progress, I'll stick with vanilla. :-)
Ron
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No kidding.
Ron
This is nothing new Ron. This has been the case for several years now.
Hi Ron:
I totally agree. I have designed several electrical systems over the past 30 years and have seen a decline in parts availability and designing interest. I trouble shoot electrical noise problems for the GM and DCX engine test stations and always need capacitors from Radio Shack. This is a dying field sorry to say. Because of the high frequency bandwidth of today's PCs and software, most custom electronic designs are now eliminated or obsolete. The name of the game is off shore high volume products and software. For example, a PCI DSP or Gate array design is available and can be programmed to replace a hardware solution.
Harold
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