Cleaned out my truck and counted my old coax connectors

I had a box of old F-connectors from my first few years on the job, back when everything was analog. I finally sorted them and counted over 800. That's just the ones I kept, not the thousands I must have thrown away. It hit me that I haven't used a standard crimp-on connector on a new install in maybe five years. Everything's compression fittings or pre-terminated lines now. Makes you think about how much the little stuff has changed. Anyone else find a weird stash of old parts that dates your time in the field?

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taylor_patel8d ago

Wow, that's a whole lot of old tech right there.

flores.emma8d ago

Wait, you kept 800 of them?

torres.blair7d ago

Found a box of old flip phones in my parents' attic last year. Had about thirty of them, all different colors. My mom saved every single one from our family plan upgrades. Felt like running a tiny, useless museum.