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When to part out perfectly functional boat anchors?
MT:
--- Quote from: bd139 on May 09, 2022, 08:31:12 am ---Also a reminder: the bottom circle of hell is reserved for those who convert HP test gear into guitar amplifiers.
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bd139:
Urf indeed.
I was actually thinking this bastard however :-DD
bob91343:
I certainly have my share of boat anchors I will never use. Anyone interested in such stuff, PM me.
Stray Electron:
Bob, location?
Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: octillion on May 08, 2022, 05:57:17 pm ---I'm looking for some validation here: When the value of components within obsolete equipment exceeds the going price of the equipment, and historic value is minimal, there's little reason to keep the equipment intact (barring some personal reason). Are there other metrics you go by?
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The problem with "parting out" the boat anchors is that, often, there's no demand for the parts either. :-( Theboat anchors often contain few neat looking parts such as the fancy knobs, meters and light pilots but how much demand is there for any of those these days? They use some of it for steam punk but other than some Ebay listings, I don't see much interest in that either.
I grew up taking old equipment apart and sorting out the parts and saving them but after years of doing that I realized that I never used 98% of the parts so today I find that it's easier to leave the equipment intact and take out the parts as needed.
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