Posted by Rocket2600 on 4, 2000 at 2:10 PM:
In Reply to: Secrets of the trade... posted by Ohso on 3, 2000 at 7:07 PM:
I think that a page like that would be real helpful to alot of new poeple starting out. Like a "Did You Know?" page. Hey did you know....you can buy the .187 female connectors in a 100 box at Ace Hardware / True Value stores! Lowe's doesn't carry them at all and Radio Shack (no I don't want to switch to Sprint!) only has them in a small bag of 8 I think. Ace Hardware is a great place to look for the "small" stuff like washers, spacers, etc. You can buy them by the box or by the piece. Everyone knows about Home Depot and Lowe's but always check out the small stores and see what goodies they carry. So what do you think Saint? Sounds like a good page idea. Later and Game On!
: The chat last night got me thinking. (uh oh, look out)
: A couple people mentioned that when you order encoders from Hagstrom, you can get cables to hook to the input pins as well. I don't mean the keyboard cables on the accessories page. I built my own cables, but it might have been nice to know about that option ahead of time.
: I'm sure there are things from Happ Controls similar to this...a product not in the catalog or an option not mentioned on the website.
: So... what if we had a page or area where we could list these subtle but useful secrets?
: How many do you know of?