Case fans

[Bozo]

I stopped in a Radio Shack store the other day and noticed they are stocking Thermaltake case fans. At a very competitive price too.


If you need one in a hurry, The Shack may be able to help.

 

[Mercutio]

Amazon carries motherboards, Radio Shack is carrying things that might actually be useful... what's the world coming to?

 

[ddrueding]

...and the Egg doesn't have the best prices. Hell must have already frozen over.

 

[sechs]

Prime + computer parts = danger

 

[LunarMist]

Amazon carries motherboards, Radio Shack is carrying things that might actually be useful... what's the world coming to?

Hey, I learned about electronics since the 1960s by buying all sorts of parts at the Shack. They also had a tube tester.

 

[Bozo]

They also had a tube tester.

That made me smile. :grin:

 

[LunarMist]

That made me smile. :grin:

I'm guessing you repaired a few TVs. The problem was often not the tubes, but bad caps or rectifiers, flyback transformer, etc. and one bad tube could affect others. What a pain it was back then.

 

[Bozo]

I'm guessing you repaired a few TVs. The problem was often not the tubes, but bad caps or rectifiers, flyback transformer, etc. and one bad tube could affect others. What a pain it was back then.

My Dad was a HAM radio operator. I remember going to Radio Shack with him to check tubes. (1950's) We also went to 'Radio Row' in New york City. The one shop had a tube tester the size of a chest freezer. He shopped while I played with all the buttons and dials.
My Dad died when I was 12. But those are great memories.