Surplus Summit 2012 Part Two: San Diego
February 20th, 2012 by JeffContinued from Surplus Summit Part One: Los Angeles.
After visiting Los Angeles for the weekend, I spent the next couple days in San Diego. I had a chance to visit some old San Diego landmarks as well as one newcomer to the surplus electronics scene.
Surplus Depot, San Diego, CA
Surplus Depot used to be located around the corner from their present location, back when they were called Industrial Liquidators. The store has shrunk a bit but still has some good deals and interesting parts.
SD Electronic Supply, San Diego, CA
SD Electronic Supply opened last year(?) and recently moved to a new location just down the street from where Gateway Electronics used to be. I think a lot of the inventory is from the old Gateway store. The owner is friendly and there are a LOT of components available.
California Electronic and Industrial Supply, El Cajon, CA
California Electronic Supply has been around for years and is still selling components and surplus stuff. I usually stop by on the way to Murphy’s, below.
Murphy’s Surplus Warehouse, El Cajon, CA
Murphy’s has also been an El Cajon landmark for many years. They specialize in surplus military radios but have piles of test equipment, motors, switches, and other stuff. I came here at least once a month when I lived in San Diego.
Fun fact: Jerry Mouser of Mouser Electronics started Mouser while he was teaching high school physics in El Cajon! Apparently Murphy was one of his students.
As I mentioned in my last post, these and many more surplus electronics stores are listed on the Surplus Electronics wiki page. If you know of a surplus store in your area, please add it to the list and let’s help keep electronics surplus alive!
Tags: Electronics, san diego, Surplus
Man – I so wish that there were places like this in NJ still…
I’m pretty sure the next time I move, having an electronics shop nearby will be a priority. Austin doesn’t have a good electronics store and it drives me nuts!
Wow, thanks for posting these! I live in San Diego and have only been to SD Electronics Supply (love this place, and the owner is so helpful), but not the other two. Will definitely have to check them out.
I suggest checking out some of the other shops listed here:
http://mightyohm.com/wiki/resources:surplus?&#san_diego_area
Apparently Escondido Surplus is pretty good, but I have never been there.