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Radio Shack Resistors
graybeard:
I believe these are from the early 70's
AlbertL:
Do they include unlimited talk and text? I mean, this is Radio Shack, right?
graybeard:
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These are from before the cell phone era.
I'm not sure if these were good, better, or best.
floobydust:
Most Radio Shack electronic components were from Taiwan, some were from Japan. Quality varied a lot e.g. low end electrolytics, rebadged semiconductors through to high quality parts from Japan like jumper leads, Murata/TDK etc.
I would say the metal film resistors are fine, may even have copper leads (not steel) unlike modern parts. Some eBay sellers are asking silly high prices for Rip Shack parts.
graybeard:
In the 1960s the components were primarily surplus and old US made parts. In the 1970s they started to come from Japan. I stopped buying components from them in the early 1970s.
I found this package in a box in my mother's garage. I put them up here because they remind me of when I was just learning electronics.
There is no reason these should be worth more now. Given they were stored in a damp sea air environment they should be close to worthless.
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