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Back in the 60s and 70s I worked on old electronics all the time. Life
took me in other directions, and the solid state gear was a big "turn
off" for me. Not long ago, I got a few old tube radios at a garage sale
and that got me back into my old hobby. I am retired now and have the
time too. Fortunately I still had a lot of my old Eico and Heathkit test
gear stored in a shed.

It was like riding a bike. It all comes back to me like it was
yesterday. But there is a huge problem. Where the hell do I buy parts
now? In the 60s and 70s I lived in a large city with many electronic
parts stores. Now I live in a small town/rural area with no such thing.
So far I have just used ebay, and paid the often ridiculous prices they
charge (to a limit). Heck, there is a seller on ebay selling the old NOS
resistors, 1/2W for $5 a piece. On top of that, the guy claims some are
out of tolerance and tells people to bake them in a oven which he
clainms will bring them back to specs. (what an idiot).

Anyhow, there are places like Mouser, Digikey, Allied, etc. I have
looked at their websites and feel lost.... Just too much to sort thru.
Not to mention I assume places like that sell in large amounts with
large minimum orders and costly shipping.

I just want caps, resistors, and some other stuff. Ebay seems to be ok
for tubes, but far too costly for caps and restisors.

I'd like this to be a thread to list other places to buy parts for
vintage tube gear. And also, could someone list the minimum order and
shipping amounts for those large sellers.... Like Mouser, etc...

[Peter Wieck[_2_]]

http://www.oldradioparts.net/

Mark Oppat is the proprietor of this site, with his lovely wife, Leann.


Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

[Big Bad Bob]

On 12/15/18 17:55, wrote:
Anyhow, there are places like Mouser, Digikey, Allied, etc. I have
looked at their websites and feel lost.... Just too much to sort thru.
Not to mention I assume places like that sell in large amounts with
large minimum orders and costly shipping.

I just want caps, resistors, and some other stuff. Ebay seems to be ok
for tubes, but far too costly for caps and restisors.

amplifiedparts.com also has a lot of stuff, mostly to support tube
guitar amplifiers. But... you can use a lot of it for radios.

RF and IF components, not sure where to get those. Someone else posted
a link for antique radio parts though. But some RF components
(inductors, transformers) may be possible to hand-wind. And the audio
components might have substitutes available through Hammond. They're
expensive though. Mouser carries a lot of Hammond stuff, too.


Most of the sites like Mouser, Digikey, etc. are geared towards modern
electronics, lots of surface mount, etc. as well as through-hole, but
you can easily get lost with their parts selectors. Maybe something
that's focused on tube gear (like amplifiedparts.com) will do what you
want, better.


--
(aka 'Bombastic Bob' in case you wondered)

'Feeling with my fingers, and thinking with my brain' - me