Re: FW: The demise of Maplin

[Mick Furlong <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:46:32 +0100, you wrote:

>Do Watford Electronics still do components ?

As far as I know Watford haven't done components (apart from PC
components) in a loooong time :)

>
>And there was one something like Electrovalue ?
>
>This is going back 15-20 years.
>
>Steve.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 12:37 AM
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] FW: The demise of Maplin
>
>
>> Well said Keith.
>>
>> I used to work for Maplin, my first job when I left uni was as
Technical
>> Sales in the Glasgow store.
>>
>> I remember being quizzed on electronics knowledge every few weeks,
when
>one
>> of the senior guys from Wombley would come up and put us through
our
>paces.
>>
>> The other day, when buying bits for modding my 110V Modules, I
made the
>> mistake of asking for some help (I also find the newest catalog a
bitch to
>> navigate, and I used to know the thing page by page back to
front!)
>>
>> "Hi, I need a 240V rated MOV"
>>
>> >blank look
>>
>> "a Metal Oxide Varistor"
>>
>> >blank look
>>
>> "It's for surge protection, a voltage dependant
resistor?"
>>
>> >"We do plugs with surge protectors built in"
>>
>> "yeah, but I just need the component itself."
>>
>> >"oh, I don't think we would do that..."
>>
>> Grrrrrr.
>> Thing is, who is left? are Cirkit still trading? Bull Electrical
was never
>> that great, and seems to be hawking everything under the sun these
days...
>>
>> Ian.
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