Free components (Telford, England)  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Falney
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 17, 2019, 01:31:14 pm
content: HiI started up the hobby last year and finding I am having to stop due to financial reasons (the landlord threw a tantrum about fire risks and wanted more money to cover insurance)I am in Telford, Shropshire (England) and it is pickup only. It is a selection of through hole and some smd components as well as a bunch of smps's. There are also a few salvaged 12 and 24v motors and some other bits.Oh, and some misc arduino bits and bobs.I would say value wise it would be at most £150 so it's not worth it unless you are local.I will accept donations since they are in parts bins and tool boxes, but I am offering them for free so don't feel obliged.KenEditI May be able to get them over to Shrewsbury or Wolverhampton, I will need to ask my brothers permission first.

author: ElectronicCat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2019, 07:14:01 pm
content: Do you have any photos and/or a better description of what is available? I may be interested but don't just want to duplicate what I already have.

author: Falney
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 25, 2019, 02:57:29 pm
content: It is just misc parts. Ceramic and electrolytic caps, resistors, pots all of varying stats, inductor's, there are a bunch of salvaged motors from printers and some import power supplies for small projects. Not much to photograph, it is mostly generic stuff.How ever, if you really need photos, I can get it all out on my desk. I would rather not though, it is quite a hassle as it is currently in storage.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 25, 2019, 03:11:59 pm
content: I don't want to derail the discussion but does the landlord have a legal right to make that demand? Back when I was renting if the landlord had tried to tell me to stop my electronics hobby I'd have told them to stuff it. A hobby like this poses no greater fire risk than normal living. By far the biggest cause of house fires is cooking related, followed by heating appliances and faulty wiring in the building.Frankly it is absolutely none of their business what you do as a hobby provided your activities are legal. Laws vary from country to country but it's worth looking into. In many places you have significant protections and rights as a tenant.

author: temperance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 25, 2019, 04:08:07 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on June 25, 2019, 03:11:59 pmAnd as usual, Mr landlord doesn't care to much about the wiring in his building. I don't think you should stop what you're doing.

author: Falney
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 26, 2019, 07:22:13 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on June 25, 2019, 03:11:59 pmI don't know if they can, nor do I know how to find out whether they can. But what I do know is that they can include in the tenancy agreement that you must not do xy and z. I know that the local housing association does not allow for electricity in garages (Unless through extension leads) nor do they let you do activities like welding or working on vehicles on their properties. Never seen anything specifically saying "No hobby electronics" in their agreement though.But then I did live in one house that the landlords prohibited the use of chip pans and woks so I guess anything is possible.As for the danger level? My desk has a burn mark on it from when the cat ninja jumped up onto my back and I dropped my iron. But that is a singe. I use non treated, bare wood for my surface so there is nothing flammable there. Oh and a fire extinguisher next to my workspace.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2019, 08:08:38 pm
content: Have youshownyour soldering iron to the landlord?He might be thinking of a plumber's torch or such...

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2019, 10:20:35 pm
content: Your landlord has no business telling you not to play with electronics, seriously, they should not even know, and if they try to evict you for it there's a very good chance you can take them to court and stomp all over them. There is no need to even show them anything, you pay the rent, it is your home, so long as you are not breaking the law and not damaging the property they cannot tell you what hobbies you are allowed to engage in. Just keep doing what you're doing.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2019, 07:32:21 am
content: Here in the UK a tenant can't be turfed out onto the street with no warning, but they can be given notice to quit for no reason at all other than that the landlord wants the property back. The notice period depends on the type of tenancy and where one is in it (if it's, for instance, a fixed term).If the landlord doesn't want you doing electronics then he can just say the tenancy finishes at the earliest opportunity and you're looking for new accommodation. Courts only feature if you refuse to go and he has to get an eviction notice.