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I've got tools and some parts that I can bring to some of our meetups/hack sessions. This includes a basic kit for soldering (variable temperature soldering iron, stand, various pliers, clippers, cutters, two large solderless bread boards with pre-cut wires, multimeter, etc.). I also have built up a decent stock of resistors and capacitors with a few other odds and ends. I will soon have my hands on a variable pin PIC programmer as well.

I have a lot of stuff I can contribute:

A bunch of computers and parts

This is an old list of electronic part the in stock number on the right is much lower that what I have now and there have been some addition of parts to this list:
Part name, Category, # In stock
24.576c30 " Crystal Oscillator" 1
TQ20.00 " Crystal Oscillator" 1
TQ25.00 " Crystal Oscillator" 1
Piezo Audio 100
Arduino RBBB Kit - the smallest and lowest-cost Arduino-compatible available right now. You can build a RBBB in 45 minutes, even as a beginner. AVR 50
100nf Ceramic Capacitor Capacitor 10
100uf Ceramic Capacitor Capacitor 5
10nf Ceramic Capacitor Capacitor 10
104PF = 100NF (100 nF is 0.1 µF) capacitor 100
10uF 16V Radial Capacitor Tantalum capacitor 5
20 X 10uF 50V Radial Electrolytic Capacitor 10X16 capacitor 20
DA05L - STANDARD CAPACITANCE TVS ARRAY capacitor 5
DA15CM - STANDARD CAPACITANCE TVS ARRAY capacitor 5
Electrolytic 16v 1200uf (standard on motherboards) capacitor 4
Electrolytic 6.3v 1000uf (standard on motherboards) capacitor 17
Electrolytic 6.3v 1500uf (standard on motherboards) capacitor 7
DS1306 Serial Alarm Real-Time Clock Clock 4
DS8921N - Differential Line Driver and Receiver Pair Communication 5
ENC28J60 Stand-Alone Ethernet Controller with SPI Interface Communication 3
max233 - RS-232 line drivers/receivers. (max233 use no external components, caps and are recommended for applications where printed circuit board space is critical) Communication 15
MAX3232cpe .0V to 5.5V, Low-Power, up to 1Mbps, True RS-232 Transceivers Using Four 0.1µF External Capacitors Communication 4
MAX485 (75176 is just a cheaper version) low-power transceivers for RS-485 communication. (The electronic foundation for DMX is RS 485) Communication 4
MAX485EPA - Low-Power, Slew-Rate-Limited RS-485/RS-422 Transceivers Communication 2
P4 RS232 to TTL Serial Adapter Communication 0
TSOP4838 IR Receiver Module 38 kHz TSOP4838 (TTL and CMOS compatibility. The demodulated output signal can directly be decoded by a microprocessor) Communication 5
1x40 Pin 2.54 mm Single Row Female Pin Header Connector 6
40 Pin 2.54 mm Single Row Pin Header Strip PCB Connector 6
6 pin DIP IC Socket Adaptor Solder Connector 100
Zener Diode 1N4729A 3.6V 1W DO-41 GLASS 5% Diode 10
Zener Diode 3.6V/0.5W 1N5227B 1N5227 GLASS 5% Diode 200
1N4004 1A 400V Diodes Diodes 100
1N4148 Diodes DO-35 Switching Signal Diodes 100
Thermister Force 20
Tilt Sensor Force 2
LCD 16x2 HD44780 Character LCD with headers without Backlight LCD 1
LCD 20x4 HD44780 Blue Backlight and headers LCD 1
3W LED Emitter on Star (Multicolored RGB) LED 1
Blue 5mm 10000mcd LED 50
Green LED 50
Red LED 50
RGB LED LED 30
24LC1025 1024K I2C CMOS Serial EEPROM Memmory 3
MAX764 -5V/-12V/-15V or Adjustable, High-Efficiency, Low-IQ DC-DC Inverters MOSFET 5
Dynam Standard Servo - 2.8v-6.0v 56.9 OZ-IN 0.16SEC/60deg Motor 3
Solarbotics GM3 Gear Motor - 224:1 Reduction 6V 48 RPM / 50 in *oz Motor 4
16 pin DIP IC Sockets Pins and sockets 20
7x9 cm protoboard Prototype 100
Bread Board Prototype proto 442 POINTS Prototype 10
L7805 7805 Voltage Regulator 5V 1.5A Regulator
max635 - Preset/Adjustable Output CMOS Inverting Switching Regulators Regulator 5
MCT5211 - HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIGAAS PHOTOTRANSISTOR OPTOCOUPLERS RELAYS/OPTOCOUPLERS 20
1 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
1.3k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
1.8k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
10 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
100 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
100k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
100ohm 5%? Resistor 50
10k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
10M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
10M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
12k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
130 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
130k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
150 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
150k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
180k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
1k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
1M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor 100
1M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
2.2k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
2.7M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
22 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
220 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
220k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
22k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
270k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
3.3M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
3.6k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
3.9k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
330k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
33k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
360 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
39 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
390k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
39k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
3k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
4.7k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
4.7M ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
47 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
470 Ohm 0.5 1/4 Watt 5% Carbon Resistors Resistor
470 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
470k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
47k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
5.6k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
560k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
56k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
6.8k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
68 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
680 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
680k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
68k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
7.5 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
75 ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
8.2K ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor 100
8.2k ohm 1/4W 5% Carbon Film Resistor Resistor Resistor 40
74HC165 74165 IC 8 BIT SHIFT REGISTER Shifters and Multiplexers 10
"74HC595 8-bit serial-in, serial or parallel-out
shift register with output latches;
3-state" Shifters and Multiplexers 10
MAX7219CNG - Serially Interfaced, 8-Digit LED Display Drivers Shifters and Multiplexers 2
MAX7221CNG - Serially Interfaced / 8-Digit LED Display Drivers Shifters and Multiplexers 4
CD4051 4051 IC CMOS MULTIPLEX/DEMULTIPLEXER "Shifters and Multiplexers" 3
DPDT Switch Switch 2
Mini Push button Switch 5
Goot Wick Soldering Remover (2mm x 1.5M) Tool 9
2N3904 NPN General Propose Transistor Transistor 100
ATTINY13A AVR
RELECO c10-a10x 250 Relay
TSAL7400 Infrared LED 940nm 5mm TSAL7400 LED 10

As per suggestions made last night, I figured I'd go ahead and make a thread where peope can do a quick brain dump of some of the skills, resources, tools, and funding they have access to.

I'll go first I guess:
-I own a full sized truck, can haul stuff to the space if required
-I can donate a server rack, patch panels, riser cable, servers, router, firewall, switches, and storage (SCSI disk arrays?) for the space (willing to do a $0 lease) I figured a VMware host with a dozen or so linux VM's might be advantageous for people wanting to get into some dev work?
-I have access to borrow a lot of inductrial fabrication equipment (MIG, TIG, arc welders, plasma cutters, pipe threading equipment, rigging equipment, power tools, etc)
-Pretty sure I can donate some office furniture
-I might be able to supply a projector
- I've got a decent collection of hand tools that I would certainly be willing to bring when I'm there, but sort of use too often to leave.
-I have a 40-unit drawer/locker that can be secured with padlocks on each unit I am willing to "donate (again, $0 lease)

I have a basic oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and AVR programmer that I'm happy to lend to the group. I also have boxes of electronic components that are free to a good project, including HD44780-based LCDs, several types of Atmel AVR microcontrollers, wire, relays, and collections of capacitors and resistors. I could also donate a few lower-spec PCs to use on-site for internet access, microcontroller programming, or anything else that can't be done at home.

I can also lend a soldering station and other tools, but since I also use these at home, I wouldn't be able to leave them at the space. However, I would be willing to pitch in to buy tools for the space. Some things I would suggest acquiring are bench power supplies, digital multimeters, an oscilloscope, logic analyzer, signal generator, and spectrum analyzer. Many of these can be found cheap used on Kijiji or eBay.

in the future i have handtools i can donate. (they are being used ATM for construction)
i've got old some old laptops and computer equipment (monitors, keyboards mice etc).
i have an ok amount of analog electronic parts (caps, resitors, LEDs, diods, transistors, etc) that i can donate.

I have a few containers of old and junky computer parts, cables and electronics. I can donate those and I can see if I have any spare tools

So far I have thought of:
2 microwaves
26" TV (as soon as I get a new TV)
small lockers (one of the facilities guys is going to let me know when they are coming out of 204 Cardinal P)
free internet (possibly)
old home networking equipment (wireless routers, switches etc.)
2 printers (one B&W laser/scanner and one color inkjet/scanner)
Soldering iron
Reprap (need more electronics, but have all the hardware)

Edited: thought of a couple more things.

Free internet? how?

ADDandy wrote:Free internet? how?

Once we have location I will see what I can do. I have to check and see if Vecima will let me have a radio or two for the group, they normally sign out radios to individuals as part of their test network. So it will depend on where the building is as it will require a decent shot to top of arts tower. There is also talk of a new tower on cardinal or moving base stations to cardinal. Also would have to get permission from the land lord to install a radio or two on the roof.

But if everything worked out I should be able to get 2 connections: one BWIN (DOCSIS over RF) radio and one WiMAX (802.16d) radio.

I'm not sure if I'll be a very active member but I have a Pace ST-25 station I'd be willing to donate to the cause. I may also be able to get a couple of those posable benchtop lamp/magnifiers.

One big thing to get is tables/workbenches..anyone a good carpenter?