Joe Smith wrote:

Transistors.resistors,capacitors,
transformer,,all good for scrounging,,
keep the board and throw/sell the metal
Explore the chips that are on the board,
data sheets can be interesting,,,pick out the voltage regulator
transistors,,7805 etc,
good practice,,for learning,


Small switchmode power supply, and a lot of proprietary parts. Have
you even looked inside one of them?


What is the name of this group again?


sci.electronics.REPAIR Not hacking, prototyping or junk collecting.


Joe in Texas


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