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What to do with dead equipment

Hi - I have a Balanced Audio Technologies VK-5i preamp that has been giving me problems.  Intermittent hum left channel.  I sent it to their repair service and it was re-tubed.  Problem continued.  They ghosted me.  Today upon powering up the preamp made a loud "pop" and blew the left channel of my Balanced Audio Technologies VK-500 amp.  It's not the fuse.  This stuff worked great for 25 years. But now I'm so done with money for repairs.  What do I do with this broken stuff?  I'm ready to find a metal recycler or just a land fill.......

olyaudio

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asvjerry
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..and Ice Nine really isn't an option..... ;)

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Best Buy retail stores recycle nearly anything, only charging for flat screens.

Dropped off an ancient MS mouse (cabled) and an old Dell (wireless, no dongle) to BB, and a working 160gb hard drive (blank formatted, of course) to Goodwill.

More interesting working stuff goes to Habitat.

Dead rechargeables and CFLs go to Lowes’.

I recycle plastics, paper, cardboards, glass. metals....

Intend for self to be dissolved...better for the environment....

Keeps the grave robbers away, and not interested in being a zombie anything.

No stone for anyone to deface or urinate on....sorry....*L*

"Now or never, kidz...." 😏

Cremation is polluting, WE are full of heavy metals and crud...

On of these days in the future we’ll be mining our own trash...

What's left after dissolving is a tea-like liquid that recycles nicely into the water cycle.....

You can have a drink literably on me....

*Last Laugh*

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