Antagonistic Candy

[mikoyan29]

The unfortunate part with modern electronics is that so much is embedded in the chips and the parts are so cheap, if you can get them fixed the parts come in assemblies and typically cost more than the new parts. Most companies would prefer to sell you the new stuff.

As for the old stuff, I can see trying to fix that....maybe.

[MoonCat]

I'll probably get one of those in-computer tape decks,

A what??....says the woman with about 30 old cassettes she'd like to have on CD or on the MP3 player...

[Racket_Man]

A what??....says the woman with about 30 old cassettes she'd like to have on CD or on the MP3 player...

you can buy a USB box that you can hook your old tape deck to and feed it directly into your PC and build files in MP3 format. cost around $50 or less.

check NewEgg or TigerDirect for prices

[EricKei]

you can buy a USB box that you can hook your old tape deck to and feed it directly into your PC and build files in MP3 format. cost around $50 or less.

Ditto for LP's. My erstwhile roomie used to be a DJ, and he spent many an (otherwise) peaceful hour using it to back up his favorite songs to MP3 for archival and mixing purposes. We gave up counting his current Vinyl collection somewhere around three thousand discs >_< So yes, he has a ways to go...

[protege]

I usually just dismantle them so I can make artsy stuff out of the bits, not to mention see what's on the inside.

Hehe I thought I was the only one who did that Quite a few dead electronic items have found themselves being stripped for parts. I figure, if it's already broken, I can't really screw it up too badly. Occasionally, once the item is taken apart, I can sometimes fix it. If I can't, it gets recycled. The plastic casings go into the borough's recycling bins, and some of the other parts wind up in other projects.

For example, I've found that the aluminum heatsinks in old computer power supplies are great for building models. They can be used to weight down parts until the glue sets, or for keeping building walls at a perfect 90-degree corner. Other parts like capacitors and resistors, can be used for various 1/24 and 1/25 detail items. A little black paint, and you have a starter, or a fuel filter. Brake lines and engine wiring can be made of various lengths of wire or brass tubing.

[MoonCat]

you can buy a USB box that you can hook your old tape deck to and feed it directly into your PC and build files in MP3 format. cost around $50 or less.

check NewEgg or TigerDirect for prices

Thank you! I've been looking for something like this for years. Dumb question...what's the best search term to find this? I'm finding a lot of video transfer stuff, nothing for cassettes...

Erp...never mind. Found one!! Thanks again!!!!