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Announcement    Welcome to the Useful Components Etsy Shop. International shipping is back as of 27-JAN-2023, via Royal Mail Tracked.

There are new and vintage electronics items being added all the time which might help with a repair job, so please do check back for more useful items. All items are on a UK postage rate per order. This means that if you want something else from my shop for delivery in the UK, you can add as much to the shopping basket as you want and still only pay one postage charge.
Look out though. The bigger, lumpy heavy items cost more to post, so adding a 2Kg vacuum capacitor to an order of two tiny transistors will increase the basic one-off postage rate.

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Last updated on Jan 27, 2023

Welcome to the Useful Components Etsy Shop. International shipping is back as of 27-JAN-2023, via Royal Mail Tracked.

There are new and vintage electronics items being added all the time which might help with a repair job, so please do check back for more useful items. All items are on a UK postage rate per order. This means that if you want something else from my shop for delivery in the UK, you can add as much to the shopping basket as you want and still only pay one postage charge.
Look out though. The bigger, lumpy heavy items cost more to post, so adding a 2Kg vacuum capacitor to an order of two tiny transistors will increase the basic one-off postage rate.

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12 Way Electrical Terminal Strip 3A 250V

12 Way Electrical Terminal Strip 3A 250V

$3.86

High Impedance Vintage Radio Headphones Siemens London, 4300 Ohms Resistance

High Impedance Vintage Radio Headphones Siemens London, 4300 Ohms Resistance

$60.05

90pF Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor, Brass Plate Shortwave Tuning or Reaction Control

90pF Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor, Brass Plate Shortwave Tuning or Reaction Control

$22.15

Variable Capacitor Air Spaced 20 to 50pF Dual Gang High Voltage

Variable Capacitor Air Spaced 20 to 50pF Dual Gang High Voltage

$45.67

Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart
13mm Control Knob for 0.25" Round or 6mm Splined Shafts 1900h

13mm Control Knob for 0.25" Round or 6mm Splined Shafts 1900h

$2.55

13 people have this in their cart
B2M B5M Mono Potentiometer, Linear T18 Splined Shaft Single Gang Lin B Control Pot

B2M B5M Mono Potentiometer, Linear T18 Splined Shaft Single Gang Lin B Control Pot

$6.47

Roberts Radio Battery Compartment Cover with Rotating Bases, Various

Roberts Radio Battery Compartment Cover with Rotating Bases, Various

$13.00

Reel-to-Reel Empty Recording Tape Spool 76mm 3" Inch Scotch 3M

Reel-to-Reel Empty Recording Tape Spool 76mm 3" Inch Scotch 3M

$10.39

Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart
6 to 270pF Single Gang 1 Section Air-Spaced Radio Tuning Capacitor, Ormond

6 to 270pF Single Gang 1 Section Air-Spaced Radio Tuning Capacitor, Ormond

$19.54

Variable Capacitor 560 + 560pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced for Crystal Sets & Receiving Loop Antennas

Variable Capacitor 560 + 560pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced for Crystal Sets & Receiving Loop Antennas

$26.07

120 + 210pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor for Crystal Sets and Receiving Loop Antennas with Mounting Screws, 330pF Total

120 + 210pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor for Crystal Sets and Receiving Loop Antennas with Mounting Screws, 330pF Total

$16.92

Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart
360 + 200pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor for Crystal Sets and Receiving Loop Antennas, 560pF Total

360 + 200pF Dual Gang Air-Spaced Variable Capacitor for Crystal Sets and Receiving Loop Antennas, 560pF Total

$19.54

Rocker Switch Mains Power Neon Illuminated DPST 6A 250 V.A.C. in Various Colors

Rocker Switch Mains Power Neon Illuminated DPST 6A 250 V.A.C. in Various Colors

$6.47

Plus Minus +/- 10V Moving Coil Meter by General Electric

Plus Minus +/- 10V Moving Coil Meter by General Electric

$19.54

Ferrite Rod AM Radio Antenna 4" 100mm Long 9.5mm Diameter, MW & Car Aerial Coupling Coil

Ferrite Rod AM Radio Antenna 4" 100mm Long 9.5mm Diameter, MW & Car Aerial Coupling Coil

$9.08

Anti Log Potentiometer C Track Solder Lug Connection T18 Splined Shaft, Mono Audio Reverse Logarithmic Carbon Pot T18SL

Anti Log Potentiometer C Track Solder Lug Connection T18 Splined Shaft, Mono Audio Reverse Logarithmic Carbon Pot T18SL

$5.16

Moving Coil Meter 1mA D.C. F.S.D. 81mm Diameter Circular, 100 Ohm Microammeter

Moving Coil Meter 1mA D.C. F.S.D. 81mm Diameter Circular, 100 Ohm Microammeter

$19.54

VHF Tuner Front End Hacker Radio Type T304, cw Triple VHF Variable Capacitor

VHF Tuner Front End Hacker Radio Type T304, cw Triple VHF Variable Capacitor

$16.92

18pF Air Spaced Variable Capacitor, Rotor Coupled Butterfly VFO Condenser

18pF Air Spaced Variable Capacitor, Rotor Coupled Butterfly VFO Condenser

$16.92

Variable Capacitor 320pF Total Capacitance, Includes Control Knob and Wires.

Variable Capacitor 320pF Total Capacitance, Includes Control Knob and Wires.

$19.54

Only 1 available and it's in 1 person's cart
P.W. Dual Wave Coil Wearite for Crystal Set / Valve Radio from 1930, Practical Wireless.

P.W. Dual Wave Coil Wearite for Crystal Set / Valve Radio from 1930, Practical Wireless.

$52.21

50V D.C. Moving Coil Meter by Shinohara Electrical Inst Works Ltd, 50K Resistance

50V D.C. Moving Coil Meter by Shinohara Electrical Inst Works Ltd, 50K Resistance

$26.07

Haynes Manuals for Various Cars and Modifications 1

Haynes Manuals for Various Cars and Modifications 1

$19.54

4 X D Battery Holder with Clip Leads, 6V Four LR20 Cell Battery Box

4 X D Battery Holder with Clip Leads, 6V Four LR20 Cell Battery Box

$6.47

Slide Switch 8 Eight Pole Double Throw 8PDT 8P2T Miniature PCB Mount

Slide Switch 8 Eight Pole Double Throw 8PDT 8P2T Miniature PCB Mount

$2.55

Variable Condenser Capacitor 0.0003uF 300pF Polar All Brass

Variable Condenser Capacitor 0.0003uF 300pF Polar All Brass

$32.61

Plastic Model Pulley Wheel, Drive Belt, CD Adaptor, or 3mm Steel Shaft

Plastic Model Pulley Wheel, Drive Belt, CD Adaptor, or 3mm Steel Shaft

$2.55

Plastic Model Pulley Wheel, Drive Belt 1.2mm Square Section or 2mm Steel Shaft Various

Plastic Model Pulley Wheel, Drive Belt 1.2mm Square Section or 2mm Steel Shaft Various

$2.55

Miniature Plastic Cog Gears Rack Bevel Fan or 2mm Shaft Various

Miniature Plastic Cog Gears Rack Bevel Fan or 2mm Shaft Various

$2.55

Empty Recording Tape Spool 60mm 2-3/8" Inch Reel-to-Reel BASF B

Empty Recording Tape Spool 60mm 2-3/8" Inch Reel-to-Reel BASF B

$10.39

Miniature Plastic Cog Gear Wheel, Worm, or Shaft with 2mm Hole, Various

Miniature Plastic Cog Gear Wheel, Worm, or Shaft with 2mm Hole, Various

$2.55

Ferrite Rod Loopstick Antenna 8 Inch 202mm Long 3/8" 9.5mm Diameter with MW, LW & Ant Am Radio Coils, Bush TR-116

Ferrite Rod Loopstick Antenna 8 Inch 202mm Long 3/8" 9.5mm Diameter with MW, LW & Ant Am Radio Coils, Bush TR-116

$16.92

Moving Coil Milliammeter 5mA F.S.D. D.C. 13 Ohm 57mm Square, Air Ministry 1943 #2

Moving Coil Milliammeter 5mA F.S.D. D.C. 13 Ohm 57mm Square, Air Ministry 1943 #2

$26.07

Tag Strip Chassis Mount Solder Terminal 28 Way

Tag Strip Chassis Mount Solder Terminal 28 Way

$6.47

Variable Capacitor 75pF Silver Plated Vanes for VFO / BFO with Isolating Coupler

Variable Capacitor 75pF Silver Plated Vanes for VFO / BFO with Isolating Coupler

$19.54

AAA Wired Battery Box With On-Off Switch in 2, 3, or 4 UM-4 Cell Sizes

AAA Wired Battery Box With On-Off Switch in 2, 3, or 4 UM-4 Cell Sizes

$5.16

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About UsefulComponents

Sales 1,245
On Etsy since 2019
  • The beautiful trace that you get on an oscilloscope when playing with some custom built Ambisonic surround-sound gear.
  • Loud reception using the Useful Components crystal set radio kit on a farm fence while out hiking in Shropshire.
  • The BTR/3 Stereo tape machine at Radio Glen in Southampton. We still used that machine in 1993. After I'd fixed it :)
  • Sometimes one has to erect a big crystal radio aerial to see how good it is. This 100 meter one was pretty good:)
  • I dabble with surround-sound and annoyingly claim to have built the first *cheap* soundfield microphone in 2003.

Useful Components: Electronics kits with fully detailed instructions online.

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  • Henry Walmsley

    Owner, Everything

    Hello. I'm an electronics engineer who sells kits & electronics parts for repair jobs and projects. For UK dispatch, put anything in your shopping basket from any listing for one postage charge, but watch out for the higher postage lumpy items.

Production partners

  • CLIFF Electronic Components

    Redhill, England

    I supply useful CLIFF parts that no-one else will stock, e.g. all available colours of one type of control knob rather than just the black or red variant found at other retailers. These are frquently used by customers for fixing and customising vintage mixing desks and equipment.

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Last updated on Sep 23, 2022

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