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fort777 is also brilliantIt's not for phone's. My Nokia1 can't see it
Too big.
They only had 1 branch here in RSA and it was here in Somerset West in the early 90s
Moved to Cape Town many years ago
Its the old Maplin franchise from UK
gottagoon
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Maplin. That was like an RS thing. Only cheaper. I remember ordering BUZ90 and heatsinks from them. I'm talking prior 1991
gottagoon
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I think I still have a catalogue of theirs here. I'm ****ing old lol
So Yebo used to be my go-to, they are very close by (I am in Tygerfalls, they are in Boston), but they don't carry a wide variety anymore and they are at a minimum 2x more expensive than most online places now.
gottagoon
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And also the RS catalogues. In full colour. Before Internet stuff. HEAVY.
I used to look and eyes wanted to buy everything
I think I've got one here still.
I used to look and eyes wanted to buy everything
I think I've got one here still.
The_Ogre
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I get anything I want from here:
gottagoon
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And than RS sent me a CD. Instead of the heavy, expensive catalogue. Anyone remember that?
gottagoon
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I'm talking 2002 to 2005
newby_investor
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I used to buy from them when I was in Pretoria. The last time I was there the shop was a bit disappointing though. Are they even still there?
supersunbird
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The shop in Faerie Glen is still there yes.
gottagoon
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I remember a little black catalogue. ECM I think. In Pretoria. I was on holiday with my folks around that time. Asked my dad to take me there.
He was not from Pretoria. But my uncle was..... hectic driver. **** me.
What a trip. He cussed and swore the whole way. Anyway, I got to ECM. I bought my heatsinks and saw their store and that was it.
I'm talking around about prior 1995 here. Imma old. Point is for me, I appreciate technical excellence. My whole life has revolved around me doing the best I can. I achieve technical excellence by listening to people that know stuff. Not ****ups that guess.
As I sit here and wheeze, doe's anybody think I give a flying **** for the ANC?
He was not from Pretoria. But my uncle was..... hectic driver. **** me.
What a trip. He cussed and swore the whole way. Anyway, I got to ECM. I bought my heatsinks and saw their store and that was it.
I'm talking around about prior 1995 here. Imma old. Point is for me, I appreciate technical excellence. My whole life has revolved around me doing the best I can. I achieve technical excellence by listening to people that know stuff. Not ****ups that guess.
As I sit here and wheeze, doe's anybody think I give a flying **** for the ANC?
supersunbird
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Now I know what that other poster meant about some dragging politics into every damn thread...
Any recommendations on what Spot Welder to buy and from where (in Western Cape).
I want to build some lithium ion battery banks and will mainly use 18650 cells so need a small spot welder to put the nickel strips on.
I want to build some lithium ion battery banks and will mainly use 18650 cells so need a small spot welder to put the nickel strips on.
newby_investor
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I've seen nothing available really here but I haven't looked for a while.
About a year ago when I was looking at a similar project, I looked at spot welders on banggood. There were various options there that seemed as though they would be adequate with competitive pricing. I never got serious enough to actually do it.
You can also build your own if you can scavenge a transformer from a microwave.
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check Banggood.com out for those, there are plenty. Specifically made for joining 18650's together, but also remember these batteries need a good balancer to charge each one individually
We aren't playing with AA batteries here
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Was thinking of buying a sunkko spot welder myself
Groupbuy bangood time?
Was looking last week and found there are lots of these "portable" spot welders, but surely they need some kind of transformer//other equipment to work?
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Aliexpress has some.lower prices on them currently, but shipping is going to be pricey (although varies so much per seller!?
Groupbuy bangood time?
Was looking last week and found there are lots of these "portable" spot welders, but surely they need some kind of transformer//other equipment to work?
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I want to reverse engineer the Ratel 860P and manufacturer my own.
gottagoon
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That's how angry I am
Sleep well. You've good people.
Maybe I caused my own kak.
Sleep well. You've good people.
Maybe I caused my own kak.