Hey people! I visited a friend yesterday, who invited me to survey a haul of computer parts that he had acquired. He deals in recycling and scrap trade, mostly electronics and stuff from bankrupcy liquidations, estate sales and the likes.
So I finally made the trip down to his place on a sunny day. Took my bike and me about an hour and my ass is still sore, but it was so worth it!!!
The PC components he had were mostly scrap and need to be recycled. But I was free to pick a couple of things for myself:
-An N64 (never had one, so why not) without a powersupply and controllers.
-A pair of brand new nightvision goggles that is apparently worth a shitload of money. If I can grab some batteries and find it to be in working conditions, I might sell it. Not sure I really need a gadget this expensive for fun, while I need money for other things.
-A UdSSR built Oscilloscope! An "Oszillograf C1-90" which is apparently not that great and only has a bandwith of 1Mhz, but it was free and the tube is working! I just need a prope that fits the weird din-5 connector or modify one with the proper plug. Btw: is this feasible to do by myself or would my crappy soldering interfere with readings somehow?
-Some scrap notebooks. One which has the potential to be an awesome freeby. It's an Asus R515MA without powerplug. That's a problem. I am sure the battery is shot but other than that the thing looks brand new. If I only had an AC adaptor to test if the thing is repairable... well I am working on it. Might buy a wallplug on amazon and return it if it turns out the notebook is bad.
The other notebooks are a bit ruffed up, so I am not sure what can be done but will get RAM and drives for replacements if they probe to be FUBAR.
-A whole display box of 9V blocks by Varta (reknown brand in Germany, not sure if everyone knows these). They should be fun for a while. Anyone need a free 9V battery? ^^
-Some blades for our saw and a bunch of expensive metal drills.
-A first aid kit complete in sterile packaging and still good for a couple of years.
-A portable DVB-T receiver/player with a broken stand.
-An 80s style multimeter. Seems to be a good one, too - surpassing the modern ones I own in range and functionality.
EDIT: Oooh, I forgot! And a 1x1m solarpanel in perfect condition, except for the metal frame which is bent in one place. But that's cosmetical damage.
So yeah, I am a happy camper!
So I finally made the trip down to his place on a sunny day. Took my bike and me about an hour and my ass is still sore, but it was so worth it!!!
The PC components he had were mostly scrap and need to be recycled. But I was free to pick a couple of things for myself:
-An N64 (never had one, so why not) without a powersupply and controllers.
-A pair of brand new nightvision goggles that is apparently worth a shitload of money. If I can grab some batteries and find it to be in working conditions, I might sell it. Not sure I really need a gadget this expensive for fun, while I need money for other things.
-A UdSSR built Oscilloscope! An "Oszillograf C1-90" which is apparently not that great and only has a bandwith of 1Mhz, but it was free and the tube is working! I just need a prope that fits the weird din-5 connector or modify one with the proper plug. Btw: is this feasible to do by myself or would my crappy soldering interfere with readings somehow?
-Some scrap notebooks. One which has the potential to be an awesome freeby. It's an Asus R515MA without powerplug. That's a problem. I am sure the battery is shot but other than that the thing looks brand new. If I only had an AC adaptor to test if the thing is repairable... well I am working on it. Might buy a wallplug on amazon and return it if it turns out the notebook is bad.
The other notebooks are a bit ruffed up, so I am not sure what can be done but will get RAM and drives for replacements if they probe to be FUBAR.
-A whole display box of 9V blocks by Varta (reknown brand in Germany, not sure if everyone knows these). They should be fun for a while. Anyone need a free 9V battery? ^^
-Some blades for our saw and a bunch of expensive metal drills.
-A first aid kit complete in sterile packaging and still good for a couple of years.
-A portable DVB-T receiver/player with a broken stand.
-An 80s style multimeter. Seems to be a good one, too - surpassing the modern ones I own in range and functionality.
EDIT: Oooh, I forgot! And a 1x1m solarpanel in perfect condition, except for the metal frame which is bent in one place. But that's cosmetical damage.
So yeah, I am a happy camper!
