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Timely.

I just organized my big box o’ cables last weekend. Of course, then yesterday I had to unpack the entire box because I needed one from the bottom but it’s still progress

Edit: I found my old serial 33.6 modem in there.

For years I’ve desoldered components from electronics that are destined for recycling/trash. I haven’t needed them more than a few times but it’s redeeming when I need a specific thing I’ve never needed before and can pick one out of my component box rather than buying a pack of 100 and never use 99 of them.

Tiny momentary SPST switches are definitely the most common thing I use from the bin but I’ve also reused some LEDs, capacitors, and resistors.