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What to do with spare PC cables/transformers/adaptors?
littlerock
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in Techie Stuff
Am having a general clear out of the home office and alarmed to find I have accumulated 3 large boxes of spare PC cables/transformers/adaptors etc. Am reluctant to throw them away as they might all be useful to someone. But who? Any suggestions?
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Freegle or Freecycle.......0
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I've got a large storage box full of various computer/TV cables that I have hoarded over time from all the bits and pieces I've bought.
You'd be amazed how often it comes in handy when I've purchased a new piece of hardware and there's been no Power/HDMI/VGA/SCART/adaptors/USB/Ethernet cable included and there's been 1 in my "junk" box!0 -
I've got boxes of the wretched things in the loft - anybody need a parallel printer cable, serial modem cable, SCART, etc. etc. because somewhere I'll guarantee I've got half a dozen. Usually to avoid looking I just buy the cable I need on eBay as most are about 99p delivered and turn up quicker than I can find one amongst the tangle.
Can anybody suggest why I've got umpteen of those 3 lead composite video + stereo audio cables - I don't recall ever buying one so they must have come with things and were never used - most still have twist ties round them. Why so many? Perhaps they breed in the dark?0 -
Looking around the web after posting here, I came across this organisation which looks like it might be relevant
http://www.computeraid.org/equipment-accepted.asp0 -
Power adaptors on eBay.............
I'm forever buying the things for projects. Currently after a 12v 2amp adaptor from a reputable make (so I can trust it not to burn my house down).“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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kwikbreaks wrote: »Can anybody suggest why I've got umpteen of those 3 lead composite video + stereo audio cables?
They came as standard with any analogue video recorder, DVD player, early models of PVR's, and even some digital cameras. The picture quality was abysmal so most people used a Scart cable for better results - but you had to buy one of those!0
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