3 Jun
2010
3 Jun
'10
6:53 p.m.
On 04/06/10 02:45, Chuck Guzis wrote:
When it first opened, Fry's was a wonderful place
where you could
find all sorts of things, such as VME bus cards. That aspect didn't
last too long, however.
Maplins had the same sort of 'air' about it. It was about the only place
you could go at two o'clock on a Sunday afternoon and get that one
resistor or whatever that you needed to finish off your project.
"M4K7, quantity five, and M8K1, quantity three please."
(M was the part-prefix for a 0.7W "Min Res" metal film resistor, but
they were the same size as 0.25W MF / CF resistors)
Hmm.
--
Phil.
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