Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[gary]

I was at Weird Stuffabout a month ago. Picked up a heavy microscope
base. Those are the things you really don't want to buy on ebay. 

To be honest, I wasn't finding much there. My dentist is nearby, and
that was when I would check them out. How old is the stuff on their
racks? Remember Bay Networks? 

Excess Solutions is still around for now, but the pickings have been
slim. I buy NEMA or NEMA type cases there for cheap. But the place is
so deep into San Jose that it isn't worth the trip.
http://www.excesssolutions.com/

I noticed the Electronics Fleamarket has moved again:
https://www.electronicsfleamarket.com/
This is a shadow of the Foothill days. 

As far as I'm concerned, when the Livermore Ham swapmeet left Las
Positas College, the show was over. 


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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[jimlux]

On 4/9/18 5:20 AM, Dave Daniel wrote:
Responding to Jim's post ( I can't find his original post), a 
significant advantage to owning "vintage" instruments is that, in 
general, they may be repaired more easily than later model instruments. 
This fact was my guiding principle when setting up my lab, and that was 
based on Jim Williams' "There's No Place Like Home" article that appears 
as chapter 17 in his book entitled "The Art and Science of Analog 
Circuit Design". The more recent the design of the instrument, the more 
highly integrate is it's circuitry. In many cases, that integration 
manifests itself in the use of VLSI ASICs of one form or another that 
cannot be found, and if one is able to find one to replace a failed 
component, the techniques and tools required to swap it out are 
advanced, perhaps quite advanced. For a corporate enterprise, these 
facilities may be /de rigeur/, but for the home lab, they are, for one 
or more reasons, not feasible and the home lab owner must ship the 
instrument off to some company which can perform the repair or 
calibration at significant cost. I can repair a Tektronix 7104 
oscilloscope. I'm pretty sure I can't repair a Tektronix TDS7104.





This comes up on time-nuts a lot...
(and at work at JPL, because for the most part, we buy equipment, not 
rent it, and the original project ate the whole cost - there's no 
concept of "amortization and depreciaton" - it's just how the govt works)


Yes, the ability to repair is useful, and I'll not deny the pedagogical 
value of older, less "automated" instruments - nothing beats a slotted 
line  (or lecher wires) to understand VSWR, etc.


At JPL we have piles of HP8663 signal generators - a fine piece of gear, 
but all more than 20-25 years old - and they're all slowly dying off. 
Likewise, we have tons of HP portable spectrum analyzers, all with 
screens that are hardly readable. But that creates a problem - we have 
racks of equipment that *depend* on the idiosyncracies of those 8663s, 
and because no project wants to redesign the entire test campaign, we 
keep scrounging to find the last few working ones.


If your time is "free", then the hours it takes to track down a 
replacement transistor with the right properties, solder it in, etc. 
makes it a good deal - *if and only if* you didn't have something else 
more interesting to work on.


I'm fairly busy these days, and while resurrecting test gear was 
something I did when I was younger and poorer, today, I don't think I'd 
make that choice.   I am more interested in making the measurement, than 
in learning more about the innards of 30 year old test equipment.  And 
I'd rather spend my time learning the idiosyncracies of modern 
inexpensive equipment - that $900 SignalHound is a pretty nifty piece of 
gear, even if it is "Windows only" and I have to run a VM to talk to it. 
 Likewise, my $500 Ten-Tec VNA won't go to 50 GHz like the 8510 I used 
to use at work (the one where the sweeper hiccups periodically and locks 
up, and is "not economically repairable), but it's a lot cheaper than a 
FieldFox and serves the need I had for it at the time (measuring mutual 
Z between antennas).

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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

> On Apr 9, 2018, at 9:30 AM, jimlux  wrote:
> 
> On 4/8/18 8:20 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
>> The USB stuff has no front end and stability and calibration is highly 
>> questionable..
> I'm thinking here of the $1K sort of device - traceable cal, quite stable, 
> etc.
> 
> Not the $20 RTL-SDR
> 
> 
>> How can you discriminate between mixes within the USB device and the signal 
>> of interest?
> 
> The same way you can distinguish on a full up analyzer - you change the input 
> attenuator and see if the relative heights of the peaks change.
> 
> 
> 
>> I will take my 141T or my 8566 over USB every time.
>> Rather lug a little weight around and know what I am seeing on the display 
>> is what is really out there.
> 
> A little?
> 
>> There is a reason that usable SAs have weight to them and USB devices do not.
> 
> Monolithic RF ICs have made it possible to get very good performance in a 
> smaller package.
> Your 141T or 8566 have a fair bit of size and mass to run the CRT and user 
> interface.
> 
> To be fair, one should take the size of the computer you're running the 
> USB pod with and add that.
> 
> One thing where the USB pods don't necessarily do as well is on the tunable 
> preselector filters or on the number of attenuator steps.

The reason they can get away with that is their dynamic range. As number of 
real ADC bits goes up, the performance
improves. That was true back when RF ADC’s in spectrum analyzers cost thousands 
of dollars. It is still true today. You
still pay for performance. What you get for $2,000 is not what you get for $20. 
That said, if you are after a device that 
covers the HF to  VHF range, they just keep getting cheaper. There is more 
involved than just the ADC. To do well you
need things like a good clock system. If you happen to be … errr …. frequency 
oriented, the modern stuff locked up 
to a GPSDO can do some amazing things. 

Bob


> 
> 
> I'd have to go look at something like a Keysight/Agilent FieldFox or the 
> Anritsu equivalent to see what sort of front end design they use - for all 
> intents and purposes these are a tablet computer and 2 port VNA/Spectrum 
> Analyzer in one (two)hand-held device.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Glenn
>> On 4/8/2018 6:58 PM, Andy ZL3AG via time-nuts wrote:
>>> On 9/04/2018, at 3:52 AM, jimlux wrote:
>>> 
 Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for a 
 HP 600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better 
 sources available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this 
 day and age, I don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum 
 analyzers or even a 8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.
 
>>> Blasphemy!
>>> 
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[jimlux]

On 4/8/18 8:20 PM, Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
The USB stuff has no front end and stability and calibration is highly 
questionable..
I'm thinking here of the $1K sort of device - traceable cal, quite 
stable, etc.


Not the $20 RTL-SDR


How can you discriminate between mixes within the USB device and the 
signal of interest?


The same way you can distinguish on a full up analyzer - you change the 
input attenuator and see if the relative heights of the peaks change.





I will take my 141T or my 8566 over USB every time.
Rather lug a little weight around and know what I am seeing on the 
display is what is really out there.


A little?

There is a reason that usable SAs have weight to them and USB devices do 
not.


Monolithic RF ICs have made it possible to get very good performance in 
a smaller package.
Your 141T or 8566 have a fair bit of size and mass to run the CRT and 
user interface.


To be fair, one should take the size of the computer you're running 
the USB pod with and add that.


One thing where the USB pods don't necessarily do as well is on the 
tunable preselector filters or on the number of attenuator steps.



I'd have to go look at something like a Keysight/Agilent FieldFox or the 
Anritsu equivalent to see what sort of front end design they use - for 
all intents and purposes these are a tablet computer and 2 port 
VNA/Spectrum Analyzer in one (two)hand-held device.








Glenn


On 4/8/2018 6:58 PM, Andy ZL3AG via time-nuts wrote:

On 9/04/2018, at 3:52 AM, jimlux wrote:

Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need 
for a HP 600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably 
better sources available much cheaper that use more modern 
components. In this day and age, I don't think people should suffer 
through 141T spectrum analyzers or even a 8568- Spend your money an a 
nice USB unit instead.



Blasphemy!


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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Dave Daniel]

Responding to Jim's post ( I can't find his original post), a 
significant advantage to owning "vintage" instruments is that, in 
general, they may be repaired more easily than later model instruments. 
This fact was my guiding principle when setting up my lab, and that was 
based on Jim Williams' "There's No Place Like Home" article that appears 
as chapter 17 in his book entitled "The Art and Science of Analog 
Circuit Design". The more recent the design of the instrument, the more 
highly integrate is it's circuitry. In many cases, that integration 
manifests itself in the use of VLSI ASICs of one form or another that 
cannot be found, and if one is able to find one to replace a failed 
component, the techniques and tools required to swap it out are 
advanced, perhaps quite advanced. For a corporate enterprise, these 
facilities may be /de rigeur/, but for the home lab, they are, for one 
or more reasons, not feasible and the home lab owner must ship the 
instrument off to some company which can perform the repair or 
calibration at significant cost. I can repair a Tektronix 7104 
oscilloscope. I'm pretty sure I can't repair a Tektronix TDS7104.


DaveD

On 4/8/2018 4:58 PM, Andy ZL3AG via time-nuts wrote:

On 9/04/2018, at 3:52 AM, jimlux wrote:


Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for a HP 
600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better sources 
available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this day and age, I 
don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum analyzers or even a 
8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.


Blasphemy!


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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Hal Murray]

drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk said:
> I think people learn more with old test equipment.  I know someone who has a
> 1 GHz LeCroy scope,  as well as a high end Agilent, but can't seem to
> measure the simplest of signals, that I could easily measure with a 50 year
> old scope. 

With modern scopes, you just push the button.  1/2 :), but the one on my 
Rigol scope is labeled "Auto".


Many years ago, my boss used to use a scope when interviewing technicians: 
scramble the knobs, then watch how they sort things out.


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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

The USB stuff has no front end and stability and calibration is highly 
questionable..
How can you discriminate between mixes within the USB device and the 
signal of interest?

I will take my 141T or my 8566 over USB every time.
Rather lug a little weight around and know what I am seeing on the 
display is what is really out there.
There is a reason that usable SAs have weight to them and USB devices do 
not.


Glenn


On 4/8/2018 6:58 PM, Andy ZL3AG via time-nuts wrote:

On 9/04/2018, at 3:52 AM, jimlux wrote:


Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for a HP 
600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better sources 
available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this day and age, I 
don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum analyzers or even a 
8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.


Blasphemy!


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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Dr. David Kirkby]

On 8 Apr 2018 16:56, "jimlux"  wrote:
>

> Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for a
HP 600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better sources
available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this day and
age, I don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum analyzers or
even a 8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.

I think people learn more with old test equipment.  I know someone who has
a 1 GHz LeCroy scope,  as well as a high end Agilent, but can't seem to
measure the simplest of signals, that I could easily measure with a 50 year
old scope.

I heard about someone who could not use an analogue multimeter as it could
not measure negative voltages.

The above said,  I don't entirely disagree with you either.

Dave, G8WRB.
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Andy ZL3AG via time-nuts]

On 9/04/2018, at 3:52 AM, jimlux wrote:

> Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for a HP 
> 600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better sources 
> available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this day and age, 
> I don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum analyzers or even a 
> 8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.
> 
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[paul swed]

Really appreciate the video of Apex. I don't think words describe it very
well.
But everything is there and whats more interesting is if you are looking
for something they do have a pretty good idea of the location. Especially
if it has any value like new BNC connectors.
The time I went there I was dressed for business. Wrong attire. But I did
see the nooks and cranny's mentioned.
Never ripped my shirt and I did use the step ladders that get you to the
top rows.
But what seems to happen is your eyeballs simply get overloaded. Most gear
is on its side so that makes it harder to read.
Then the fact that its going to be tough to ship really puts a kink in the
digging.
No matter a really great video of the place.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Azelio Boriani 
wrote:

> For those of us (like me) that can travel to the US less than once in
> a lifetime, there is an EEVblog #124 - A Tour of Apex Electronics:
>
> 
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 2:25 AM, Alexander Pummer  wrote:
> > other surplus:
> > https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1=lcl=
> qGDJWrDzBuXm5gKB3bmQDw=electronic+surplus+bay+area+
> ca=electronic+surplus+bay+area+ca_l=psy-ab.12...
> 16142.25972.0.28698.14.12.2.0.0.0.228.1752.0j11j1.12.00.
> ..1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.00.qHdPqOyu4I8#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!
> 1m3!1d406993.57669817575!2d-122.07998499435485!3d37.
> 551234775823595!3m2!1i636!2i386!4f13.1
> >
> > 73
> >
> > KJ6UHN
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> > On 4/7/2018 4:03 PM, paul swed wrote:
> >>
> >> Like most of you I also visited these places and have dragged back and
> >> shipped lots of "Weird stuff". Even smaller parts through airport
> >> security.
> >> The oddest thing was 3/4" cable TV hardline connectors and there was no
> >> issue at all.
> >> It always made it fun to go on a business trip to the area and always
> slip
> >> a bit of time into visit the places.
> >> There may still be two left at this point. Electronic Surplus Sales or
> ESS
> >> and do not recall the name of the other. But do know its location be
> >> heart.
> >> I can say that in the 70s they really had an effect on my overall
> career.
> >> Piles of computer stuff and much else. Buy it by the pound. Think it was
> >> Mikes surplus by the Oakland airport. Long gone and one up in Berkley.
> >>
> >> There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to
> but
> >> my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
> >> bargain was there 3 years ago.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Bob kb8tq  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie
> >>> outfits. They have
> >>> a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with
> >>> the neighborhood
> >>> improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees
> the
> >>> need to do them
> >>> until it is way to late ….
> >>>
> >>> Bob
> >>>
>  On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane 
> >>>
> >>> wrote:
> 
>  Fellow techies,
> 
> I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird
>  Stuff
>  Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday,
>  9-Apr-18.
> 
> It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
>  newsletter, verbatim.
> 
>  -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
>  April 6, 2018
> 
>  To Weirdstuff Customers,
> 
>  Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be
> closing
>  its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
>  estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large
> amount
>  of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
>  for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as
> soon
>  as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
>  inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
>  The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
>  at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.
> 
>  Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
>  Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
>  entities and wind down the corporation before year end.
> 
>  Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
>  enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.
> 
>  For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9,
> 2018.
> 
>  WeirdStuff Warehouse
>  384 W. Caribbean Dr.
>  Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>  (408) 743-5650
>  --
> 
> Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto
> 
>  ---
>  Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
>  

Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Tim Shoppa]

C was SUPERB for test equipment in the 1990's when the aviation industry
in Southern California was downsizing.

IMHO not nearly so interesting today. Unless you're into pneumatics in
which case they are a delight.

Tim N3QE

On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 10:36 AM, paul swed  wrote:

> Thanks
> It has to have been Apex that I visited. The back areas were a mix of open
> sky and sort of sheds.
> The air was typically pretty dry so the stuff held up well. There were
> things I would have liked to have grabbed.
> Could easily see a day digging around.
> Inside its stacked to the 20 ft ceilings and they have ladders like you see
> in home depot to get to the top.
> There was a genrad admittance bridge on the top shelf. In good condition
> and in the nice wood box.
> I did not go to C as I simply ran out of time. Pretty good?
> Regards
> Paul
> WB8TSL
>
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Jeff Woolsey  wrote:
>
> > Geez.  The Agilent IEEE-1588 units I mentioned a month or two ago were
> > the last things I bought there.
> >
> >
> > > There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to
> > but
> > > my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
> > > bargain was there 3 years ago.
> >
> > I happen to have returned from a family spring break in LA/SD just
> > today.  Yesterday I visted C surplus in Duarte and picked up a couple
> > items, one was way-underpriced.  This morning I was at APEX Electronics
> > in Sun Valley.  Overwhelming is right.  Being where they are in LA they
> > have a fair amount of prop business.   Imagine the backroom at
> > WeirdStuff. Now imagine ther same thing, only open to the sky, out
> > back.  I inquired about a couple items near the front, but didn't have
> > room in the car (or my wallet) for them.  The Yelp reviews are accurate.
> >
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[Jeff Woolsey]

> Thanks
> It has to have been Apex that I visited. The back areas were a mix of open
> sky and sort of sheds.
> The air was typically pretty dry so the stuff held up well.
I did see some populated circuit boards absolutely caked with dirt (was
probably dust at first). Maybe not just outside, either.
> There were
> things I would have liked to have grabbed.
> Could easily see a day digging around.
> Inside its stacked to the 20 ft ceilings and they have ladders like
> you see
> in home depot to get to the top.
I didn't see any ladders, but I didn't look everywhere (too dangerous)
and I wasn't dressed for it.  I told the guy I wasn't tall enough to
shop there (could not read model numbers of test equipment 15 feet up).

I inquired about a Tek 465B ($50) and Tek 1910 ($100).  Those weren't
irresistible bargains, and I'm already trying to fix a similar scope.
Everything is as-is where-is.  Didn't ask about a Tek T932, either.

It reminded me a bit of AxMan Surplus in Minneapolis (where I didn't buy
a 465M for $75, either).

>
> I did not go to C as I simply ran out of time. Pretty good?
I'd say it's an appetizer for the Silicon Valley stores.  (APEX is in a
league of its own.)  I picked up a Fluke 1900A multi-counter for $20
because of the engraved tag on it "GIFT FROM / JOHN FLUKE / MARCH 1986".
There's one left. Alas, they're only 6 digits, but have very sharp LEDs
for kHz, MHz, and Overflow.  A SHARP EL-5120 with LCD faults overpriced
at $5.  And an ailing GC-1000H clock.  Other stuff I took pictures of
include a Fluke 1953A, an HP 8006B? Pulse Generator, an EDC Programmable
DC Voltage Standard, and an external dbx dBm  meter.   There's also a
Tek 7704A with 7A26, 7A15A, 7D11, 7D12/M2 sitting on a 203 scopemobile
(and an empty one with just plugins (5B31, 7B80, 7A12, 7A19)) outside
the front door (much like Halted/HSC did at their previous location) for
$50 (just the 7704A).  I didn't have room in the car for it.

C days/hours are limited; I lucked out.

> Regards
> Paul
> WB8TSL

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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[jimlux]

On 4/8/18 7:36 AM, paul swed wrote:

Thanks
It has to have been Apex that I visited. The back areas were a mix of open
sky and sort of sheds.


Don't want to be there in an earthquake.  After the Northridge quake, 
they had to rearrange their outdoor maze to improve safety somewhat.




The air was typically pretty dry so the stuff held up well. There were
things I would have liked to have grabbed.
Could easily see a day digging around.


Indeed - the only problem I have with Apex is that if what you're 
looking at is junk, but would look good on a set, they can make more 
money renting it to a production than selling it - and it's priced 
accordingly.  Anything with a rack full of blinky-lights panels has 
likely been rewired to be "blinky lights".


They have (or used to, haven't been there in about 5-6 years) an 
excellent selection of multi pin circular connectors at reasonable 
prices - very handy if you've got some surplus gear with no cables.


Test equipment tends to be aged - Unless you have a particular need for 
a HP 600 series microwave signal generator, there are probably better 
sources available much cheaper that use more modern components. In this 
day and age, I don't think people should suffer through 141T spectrum 
analyzers or even a 8568- Spend your money an a nice USB unit instead.





Inside its stacked to the 20 ft ceilings and they have ladders like you see
in home depot to get to the top.
There was a genrad admittance bridge on the top shelf. In good condition
and in the nice wood box.
I did not go to C as I simply ran out of time. Pretty good?
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Jeff Woolsey  wrote:


Geez.  The Agilent IEEE-1588 units I mentioned a month or two ago were
the last things I bought there.



There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to

but

my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
bargain was there 3 years ago.


I happen to have returned from a family spring break in LA/SD just
today.  Yesterday I visted C surplus in Duarte and picked up a couple
items, one was way-underpriced.  This morning I was at APEX Electronics
in Sun Valley.  Overwhelming is right.  Being where they are in LA they
have a fair amount of prop business.   Imagine the backroom at
WeirdStuff. Now imagine ther same thing, only open to the sky, out
back.  I inquired about a couple items near the front, but didn't have
room in the car (or my wallet) for them.  The Yelp reviews are accurate.

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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Azelio Boriani]

For those of us (like me) that can travel to the US less than once in
a lifetime, there is an EEVblog #124 - A Tour of Apex Electronics:




On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 2:25 AM, Alexander Pummer  wrote:
> other surplus:
> https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1=lcl=qGDJWrDzBuXm5gKB3bmQDw=electronic+surplus+bay+area+ca=electronic+surplus+bay+area+ca_l=psy-ab.12...16142.25972.0.28698.14.12.2.0.0.0.228.1752.0j11j1.12.00...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.00.qHdPqOyu4I8#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m3!1d406993.57669817575!2d-122.07998499435485!3d37.551234775823595!3m2!1i636!2i386!4f13.1
>
> 73
>
> KJ6UHN
>
> Alex
>
>
> On 4/7/2018 4:03 PM, paul swed wrote:
>>
>> Like most of you I also visited these places and have dragged back and
>> shipped lots of "Weird stuff". Even smaller parts through airport
>> security.
>> The oddest thing was 3/4" cable TV hardline connectors and there was no
>> issue at all.
>> It always made it fun to go on a business trip to the area and always slip
>> a bit of time into visit the places.
>> There may still be two left at this point. Electronic Surplus Sales or ESS
>> and do not recall the name of the other. But do know its location be
>> heart.
>> I can say that in the 70s they really had an effect on my overall career.
>> Piles of computer stuff and much else. Buy it by the pound. Think it was
>> Mikes surplus by the Oakland airport. Long gone and one up in Berkley.
>>
>> There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to but
>> my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
>> bargain was there 3 years ago.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Bob kb8tq  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie
>>> outfits. They have
>>> a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with
>>> the neighborhood
>>> improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the
>>> need to do them
>>> until it is way to late ….
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
 On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane 
>>>
>>> wrote:

 Fellow techies,

I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird
 Stuff
 Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday,
 9-Apr-18.

It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
 newsletter, verbatim.

 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

 April 6, 2018

 To Weirdstuff Customers,

 Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
 its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
 estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
 of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
 for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
 as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
 inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
 The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
 at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.

 Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
 Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
 entities and wind down the corporation before year end.

 Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
 enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.

 For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.

 WeirdStuff Warehouse
 384 W. Caribbean Dr.
 Sunnyvale, CA 94089
 (408) 743-5650
 --

Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto

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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Alexander Pummer]

other surplus: 
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1=lcl=qGDJWrDzBuXm5gKB3bmQDw=electronic+surplus+bay+area+ca=electronic+surplus+bay+area+ca_l=psy-ab.12...16142.25972.0.28698.14.12.2.0.0.0.228.1752.0j11j1.12.00...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.00.qHdPqOyu4I8#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:!1m3!1d406993.57669817575!2d-122.07998499435485!3d37.551234775823595!3m2!1i636!2i386!4f13.1


73

KJ6UHN

Alex


On 4/7/2018 4:03 PM, paul swed wrote:

Like most of you I also visited these places and have dragged back and
shipped lots of "Weird stuff". Even smaller parts through airport security.
The oddest thing was 3/4" cable TV hardline connectors and there was no
issue at all.
It always made it fun to go on a business trip to the area and always slip
a bit of time into visit the places.
There may still be two left at this point. Electronic Surplus Sales or ESS
and do not recall the name of the other. But do know its location be heart.
I can say that in the 70s they really had an effect on my overall career.
Piles of computer stuff and much else. Buy it by the pound. Think it was
Mikes surplus by the Oakland airport. Long gone and one up in Berkley.

There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to but
my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
bargain was there 3 years ago.


On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Bob kb8tq  wrote:


Hi

Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie
outfits. They have
a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with
the neighborhood
improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the
need to do them
until it is way to late ….

Bob


On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane 

wrote:

Fellow techies,

   I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff
Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18.

   It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
newsletter, verbatim.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

April 6, 2018

To Weirdstuff Customers,

Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.

Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
entities and wind down the corporation before year end.

Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.

For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.

WeirdStuff Warehouse
384 W. Caribbean Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 743-5650
--

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[paul swed]

Thanks
It has to have been Apex that I visited. The back areas were a mix of open
sky and sort of sheds.
The air was typically pretty dry so the stuff held up well. There were
things I would have liked to have grabbed.
Could easily see a day digging around.
Inside its stacked to the 20 ft ceilings and they have ladders like you see
in home depot to get to the top.
There was a genrad admittance bridge on the top shelf. In good condition
and in the nice wood box.
I did not go to C as I simply ran out of time. Pretty good?
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Jeff Woolsey  wrote:

> Geez.  The Agilent IEEE-1588 units I mentioned a month or two ago were
> the last things I bought there.
>
>
> > There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to
> but
> > my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
> > bargain was there 3 years ago.
>
> I happen to have returned from a family spring break in LA/SD just
> today.  Yesterday I visted C surplus in Duarte and picked up a couple
> items, one was way-underpriced.  This morning I was at APEX Electronics
> in Sun Valley.  Overwhelming is right.  Being where they are in LA they
> have a fair amount of prop business.   Imagine the backroom at
> WeirdStuff. Now imagine ther same thing, only open to the sky, out
> back.  I inquired about a couple items near the front, but didn't have
> room in the car (or my wallet) for them.  The Yelp reviews are accurate.
>
> --
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[time-nuts] Weird Stuff WareHouse shutting down

[Jeff Woolsey]

Geez.  The Agilent IEEE-1588 units I mentioned a month or two ago were
the last things I bought there.


> There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to but
> my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
> bargain was there 3 years ago.

I happen to have returned from a family spring break in LA/SD just
today.  Yesterday I visted C surplus in Duarte and picked up a couple
items, one was way-underpriced.  This morning I was at APEX Electronics
in Sun Valley.  Overwhelming is right.  Being where they are in LA they
have a fair amount of prop business.   Imagine the backroom at
WeirdStuff. Now imagine ther same thing, only open to the sky, out
back.  I inquired about a couple items near the front, but didn't have
room in the car (or my wallet) for them.  The Yelp reviews are accurate.

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[Jeremy Nichols]

HSC (Halted) was there in February. Then again, so was WeirdStuff, so
anything is possible.

Jeremy


On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 4:01 PM Gary E. Miller  wrote:

> Yo Richard!
>
> On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 14:17:42 -0700
> "Richard (Rick) Karlquist"  wrote:
>
> > On 4/7/2018 10:54 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> > >
> > > Sad news.  Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of
> > > the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
> >
> > Are you saying Halted is gone?
>
> Dunno, sorry to mislead, I don't live there anymore.  I just meant they
> were, as a group, vital to the local culture at that time.
>
> There web site is still up:  http://halted.com/
>
> RGDS
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[paul swed]

Like most of you I also visited these places and have dragged back and
shipped lots of "Weird stuff". Even smaller parts through airport security.
The oddest thing was 3/4" cable TV hardline connectors and there was no
issue at all.
It always made it fun to go on a business trip to the area and always slip
a bit of time into visit the places.
There may still be two left at this point. Electronic Surplus Sales or ESS
and do not recall the name of the other. But do know its location be heart.
I can say that in the 70s they really had an effect on my overall career.
Piles of computer stuff and much else. Buy it by the pound. Think it was
Mikes surplus by the Oakland airport. Long gone and one up in Berkley.

There is one crazy place down in northern LA. Some what hard to get to but
my god the stuff. Overwhelming. They dicker also. Nothing like a tough
bargain was there 3 years ago.


On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 10:36 AM, Bob kb8tq  wrote:

> Hi
>
> Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie
> outfits. They have
> a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with
> the neighborhood
> improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the
> need to do them
> until it is way to late ….
>
> Bob
>
> > On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane 
> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow techies,
> >
> >   I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff
> > Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18.
> >
> >   It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
> > newsletter, verbatim.
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >
> > April 6, 2018
> >
> > To Weirdstuff Customers,
> >
> > Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
> > its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
> > estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
> > of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
> > for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
> > as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
> > inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
> > The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
> > at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.
> >
> > Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
> > Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
> > entities and wind down the corporation before year end.
> >
> > Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
> > enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.
> >
> > For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.
> >
> > WeirdStuff Warehouse
> > 384 W. Caribbean Dr.
> > Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> > (408) 743-5650
> > --
> >
> >   Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto
> >
> > ---
> > Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
> > http://www.bluefeathertech.com
> > kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
> > "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)
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[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Richard!

On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 14:17:42 -0700
"Richard (Rick) Karlquist"  wrote:

> On 4/7/2018 10:54 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> >
> > Sad news.  Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of
> > the Silicon Valley ecosystem.  
> 
> Are you saying Halted is gone?

Dunno, sorry to mislead, I don't live there anymore.  I just meant they
were, as a group, vital to the local culture at that time.

There web site is still up:  http://halted.com/

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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Jeremy Nichols]

Sadness. Fewer and fewer places to buy good "junk." Have not had one in
Santa Rosa since HSC closed. .Was just there in February. Shall miss them.
Morgan Hill is a bit too far south for my occasional trips to San Jose.

Jeremy

On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 11:02 AM Bob kb8tq  wrote:

> Hi
>
> Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie
> outfits. They have
> a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with
> the neighborhood
> improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the
> need to do them
> until it is way to late ….
>
> Bob
>
> > On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane 
> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow techies,
> >
> >   I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff
> > Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18.
> >
> >   It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
> > newsletter, verbatim.
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >
> > April 6, 2018
> >
> > To Weirdstuff Customers,
> >
> > Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
> > its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
> > estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
> > of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
> > for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
> > as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
> > inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
> > The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
> > at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.
> >
> > Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
> > Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
> > entities and wind down the corporation before year end.
> >
> > Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
> > enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.
> >
> > For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 20
> 
> 18.
> >
> > WeirdStuff Warehouse
> > 384 W. Caribbean Dr.
> > Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> > (408) 743-5650
> > --
> >
> >   Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto
> >
> > ---
> > Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
> > http://www.bluefeathertech.com
> > kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
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[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 4/7/2018 10:54 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote:


Sad news.  Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of
the Silicon Valley ecosystem.


Are you saying Halted is gone?

Last I heard, Halted was for sale because the owners are
retiring.  It could well be the next domino to fall.
They moved a few years ago, and their old bldg has been
torn down, along with the street and the entire neighborhood.
A hundred or so acres scraped.

Rick N6RK
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

Over the years, this has been the fate of a *lot* of surplus / goodie outfits. 
They have
a “deal” on some property and that runs out. Sometimes it’s a sale with the 
neighborhood
improving. Other times it’s the roof needing repairs and nobody sees the need 
to do them 
until it is way to late ….

Bob

> On Apr 6, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Lane  wrote:
> 
> Fellow techies,
> 
>   I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff
> Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18.
> 
>   It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
> newsletter, verbatim.
> 
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
> April 6, 2018
> 
> To Weirdstuff Customers,
> 
> Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
> its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
> estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
> of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
> for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
> as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
> inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
> The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
> at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.
> 
> Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
> Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
> entities and wind down the corporation before year end.
> 
> Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
> enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.
> 
> For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.
> 
> WeirdStuff Warehouse
> 384 W. Caribbean Dr.
> Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> (408) 743-5650
> -- 
> 
>   Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto
> 
> ---
> Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
> http://www.bluefeathertech.com
> kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
> "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Gary E. Miller]

Bruce!

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 20:24:59 -0700
Bruce Lane  wrote:

>   I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird
> Stuff Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday,
> 9-Apr-18.

Sad news.  Weird Stuff, Haltek, and Halted were integral parts of
the Silicon Valley ecosystem.

RGDS
GARY
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Re: [time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <8bcc9dcc-fa97-b531-d658-2051c094c...@bluefeathertech.com>, Bruce 
Lane writes:

>   Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto

I wonder what happens when the googlers realize that they could have had
WeirdStuff on their campus...?

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[time-nuts] Weird Stuff Warehouse shutting down

[Bruce Lane]

Fellow techies,

I'm sorry to report we're losing another surplus place. Weird Stuff
Warehouse, in Sunnyvale, CA, is closing its doors as of Monday, 9-Apr-18.

It seems we have Google to blame. Here's Weird Stuff's final
newsletter, verbatim.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

April 6, 2018

To Weirdstuff Customers,

Sadly, after 32 years in business, Weirdstuff Warehouse will be closing
its doors as of April 9, 2018. If you have been following the real
estate news for Sunnyvale you know that Google purchased a large amount
of real estate in the area including the building we have been leasing
for the past 22 years. We have been asked to vacate the building as soon
as possible, and in order to accomplish that task we are selling our
inventory and many of our assets to Outback Equipment of Morgan Hill.
The transfer of inventory and assets will take place on April 9, 2018;
at that time Weirdstuff Warehouse will cease to do business.

Even though Weirdstuff is closing we will retain ownership of the
Corporation, trademark, and domain names. We hope to handle these
entities and wind down the corporation before year end.

Many of you have been loyal customers for many years, and we have
enjoyed working with you. We thank you for your loyalty and business.

For more information, check out our website after Monday, April 9, 2018.

WeirdStuff Warehouse
384 W. Caribbean Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 743-5650
-- 

Heh... So much for Google's favorite "Don't Be Evil" motto

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http://www.bluefeathertech.com
kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)
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