"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
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In my workshop, I have four four-drawer filing cabinets absolutely
jam-packed with service manuals that I have collected over more than 40
years in the business. The thing is, that I almost never go to them any
more. My first stop is almost always the archive of downloaded manuals on
the computer, and if the one I want is not there, then online to one of
the excellent archives to be found there, to download it. And if I can't
find one, then the item is probably not worth the fixing time anyway.

So, even though it's been a bit heart-wrenching, I've started ditching all
the old paper manuals, with a view to getting rid of three of those
cabinets, and winning back the space. As well as doing this, I have also
been sorting out the many many cabinets of small spares, and been
seriously rationalising what is kept. It's really hard, and I keep
thinking "I'm gonna need that next week" as something else goes in the
bin. But at the same time, it is also sort of 'invigorating' to be
restoring some order and tidiness to the workshop.

Has anyone else been through this process and felt better for it at the
end, or am I just going to regret doing it for years to come ... ?

Arfa

Oh, yes. We have tons of old Hitachi, Sony, JVC, RCA etc vcr manuals,
Pioneer crt big-screen manuals, and on and on. Better off just to throw them
away. Way back when, they were golden.

I do think that when I retire I can pick a bit of change selling original
McIntosh, Marantz, Denon, Kenwood etc audio manuals on eBay.

Even have a collection of old B&O manuals I suspect I could get fairly good
money for.

Sign of the times indeed - I mostly use digital copies anymore also. Big 24"
monitor on the bench helps the old eyes.


Mark Z.