:yabbmad: OK, I almost never post unless I'm going to be of actual help to someone in forums. But, I'm hoping a moderator or at least someone with some actual common sense reads this and understands where I'm coming from. This guy wants to salvage used parts (a specific or similar transistor). For whatever reason (that's really his own business but maybe he really doesn't have a way to buy one or doesn't want to spent the money) he specifically asked the OPPOSITE of where he can buy some! I found this page asking the same question as him on Google. I however have a whole pile of them that I ordered, I was trying to find where to SALVAGE them for a friend.
Almost every response was where he can buy one. IGNORING HIS QUESTION ALL TOGETHER!!
I've seen this a lot on forums lately and doesn't make sense. Not everyone has the money to buy all the parts they need. Every dollar/$.50 part adds up and if you think your helping by posting a link where to buy think again! I think there just trying to increase their number of posts and not actually trying to help anyone. Some perhaps not. I don't know but a few moderators in similar forums are thinking about a penalty point system for those that IGNORE the question and are simply trying to up their post count.
I really like this forum! Until you clean up your house though, this will be one of the last places I actually go for help! Not that you'll miss me, but Im sure you've lost or turned away some good people because of this non-sense!!
If I do fine a convenient place to salvage this transistor Ill be back to let everyone know where.
(Of course I don't mean every member here, but I'm off to a forum with people that can actually listen/read and are there to help.)