: About Me

Raised in a farming family in the south of England with my kite-tail of sisters, I couldn't wait to 'leave the croft'. I yearned for a life in engineering, and that's what I've had; with a healthy spread of odd pastimes to soften the evenings and weekends.

My oldest passion is amateur radio. I prefer to construct my own equipment, and only operate to qualify each new creation. Check out my 'Electronic Crafts' pages on GeoCities (link at right).

Regarding bikers as being among the most trustworthy, I married one, and we've been blessed with three challenging kids. I only ride to and from the saltmine nowadays; I'm too busy with family, writing, radio, music and being a Sea Cadet instructor. I'm a Petty Officer, and teach communications.

I have studied electronics, physics, applied mathematics, electronic device physics, quality control, quality assurance, technical writing, goatkeeping and Welsh language in tertiary education. I have read extensively on a large range of other subjects from astronomy to Zen, and consider myself a self-marinated polymath.

Other people's point-of-view; a hopeless Aquarian!

Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) Harvesting electronic devices from scrap equipment

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Electronic components, in general, are not expensive; but may be difficult for a hobbyist to obtain. With the huge turnover of equipment in our throwaway, consumer society, it is tempting to recover devices from spent products for use in new projects. There are some things the hobbyist should know before reaping the benefits of this free source of components; safety advice, ways of removing devices without destroying them, and how to identify and verify the newfound bounty. Safety advice Wear safety glasses all the time you are dismantling. Pulling soldered joint apart often causes a spray...

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