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    I wonder how long it will take before the majority of them ends up in landfill.

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      This is an old article. I believe the original seller already depleted their stock. There’s a lot of good components in them for tinkerers and some folks still have interest in recreating the original services. I bought one while they were still being sold cheap, the things really were just like brand new

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        What was the state of the capacitors on the circuit board, since those are generally the first to go.