Nick,
For the 8 years I lived in NYC (1975 - 83), the place to go was Canal
Street, west of the #6 train. There used to be about 7 or 8 places with
electronic surplus. Regrettably, I haven't been back since then.
I hear the area has been gentrified to a large extent, but a quick
Google search for "electronic surplus Canal street NYC" shows that there
are at least a couple of places still open -- Argo electronics (a name I
remember from "back when", and "269 Electronics" (new to me). Sylvan -
Wellington was retail with good quality Xcellite tools, and a
comprehensive inventory of Stancor and Triad transformers. If you
needed a part with specific ratings, they would have it, though at a
price. I'd still stop in whenever I went by, just to drool.
There were also places like Pearl Paint (lots of art supplies at bargain
prices), Canal Electric Motors -- (motors and industrial electrical
equipment of all sorts, also very inexpensive) and a couple of plastics
places where you could get all sorts of sheet Plexiglas and various
molded parts retail.
I also remember a radio place on west 42nd (or 47th or 48th St), a third
or fourth floor walkup, crammed floor to ceiling with musty boxes of
WWII radios and components, lit by a single fluorescent tube of dubious
parentage. Only went there once, as the prices were high, and the owner
wouldn't let you browse. With current real estate values in Central
Manhattan, I doubt that they would still be there.
When I was there, it was better to take the train than to drive. There
was nowhere to park, and no one ever stole a subway car. ;o) Don't know
how safe the neighborhood is now.
Let us know what you find. I spent many a happy Saturday afternoon there.
Dave
On 3/11/2015 3:13 PM, Nick wrote:
I'm in New York (actually, New Jersey) for the next two weeks...
...any surplus stores or good radio places I should visit? I have a car...
...mostly, I'll be "living" in a stonking great data centre (for the
full 14 days, including weekends), but the engineers I'm taking over
there don't really need me standing over their shoulders, so I may get
some free time...
I'm hoping to visit Leeds Radio in their new location in the Bronx...
[url]http://leedsradio.com/[/url]
...bought off them several times - nice guys...
Nick
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