stocking up

[TechNova]

since I am not good enough with electronics to repair these, I grab what I can from yards.

 

[thegawd]

are these amps?

 

[Donald Mitchell]

Well, the first problem is usually the capacitors. They start leaking voltage with age, even new on the shelf. So it looks like you will have plenty to practice on in the future. After that chips are next, I'm not going there!