A crop of makers’ materials is ripe for the picking inside this old radio.
Photography by Thomas Arey
DUMPSTER CORNUCOPIA
Reusing components from discarded electronics.
Surface mount components have revolutionized all aspects of the electronics industry. However, they have been somewhat of a mixed blessing for electronics hobbyists. Homebuilders, especially those involved in the radio hobby, are experiencing a shortage of some through-hole (traditional leaded) components.
This parts shortage problem has happened before. The move from vacuum-tube-based technology to transistors, and the subsequent advance of integrated circuits over ...
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