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Old electronics shops in Melbourne: what's there today (video)
rickselectricalprojects:
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--- Quote from: rickselectricalprojects on November 04, 2015, 02:46:38 am ---i wonder when and if jaycar will be a thing of the past...
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I may not be all that interested in the novelty toys, party disco lights, drones and such that Jaycar has branched into but it does indicate Jaycar is run by someone who remains flexible and adaptive to changing market trends. They also stay away from highly commoditised things like computers and mobile phones. They don't have stores in expensive locations and the overheads seem under control. It seems to be a business that will continue to survive.
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yeah i know that but i wonder when (or if) they will stop selling components.
vk3yedotcom:
--- Quote from: IconicPCB on November 03, 2015, 10:06:32 pm ---What happened to Stewart electronics.. I think they were somewhere in Clayton in the seventies?
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Stewarts was run by Stewart Day and was still trading in the '90s. John Day had Daycom nearby for ham radio.
Not sure if it became a rod Irving, tecs or rock by before closing.
IconicPCB:
vk3yedotcom,
Thanks for the comment..
Bought my first powerMOSFET at Stewarts..had to wait four weeks to get it in.. leading edge technology way back then
vk3yedotcom:
The address of 261 Huntingdale Rd, Huntingdale was etched in my memory so I did some searching. It's now Breville, Kambrook or some appliance place. But before that it was Rockby. And Rod Irving before that. Like how car dealers cluster so did electronic/electrical shops with 2 or 3 near each other. I bought a transceiver from Daycom but wasn't around to visit the others. After that cluster fizzled out we had Billy Guyatts, Radio Parts, Dick Smith Power house, and for a short time Douglas Radio in Carnegie.
People might like some of the great yarns here: http://www.edaboard.co.uk/what-about-melbourne-t357428.html
digsys:
Don't forget Ellistronics. He ended up with a few stores, original one in that city area, before he retired.
Radio parts started as a small store in that area as well, before he grew into 2 large stores, then 4-5, now 1.
There were 2-3 more as well. I have to wait until my "memory request" tickets are serviced.
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