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Re:Circuit building: stop using antique parts (2014) by CamperBob2 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @07:32PM (#13556518)
To that point, another mistake a lot of amateurs make is that they buy expensive things on DigiKey without looking on eBay first.
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Re:Circuit building: stop using antique parts (2014) by r3boots on Friday February 03, 2017 @08:02AM (#13559478)
Amateurs are often poorly positioned to diagnose problems stemming from floor sweepings, parts recovered from e-waste, cheap knockoffs, or outright counterfeits. eBay parts not in those categories are often free samples you can request yourself.

Paying a premium for a new part with predictable characteristics isn't always a mistake.

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Re:Circuit building: stop using antique parts (2014) by CamperBob2 on Friday February 03, 2017 @08:49AM (#13559724)
How else do you suggest they learn? China == cheap education.
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Re:Circuit building: stop using antique parts (2014) by jacquesm on Thursday February 02, 2017 @09:19PM (#13557090)
Or at the local HAM swapfest.
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