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13th Jul 2016, 3:15 pm
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Nonode
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Bi-Pak shop location
Where was Bi-Pak's shop location? - Somewhere south of Cambridge comes to mind.
This question follows on from a discussion on this thread: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=127976 |
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13th Jul 2016, 3:46 pm
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Octode
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Newport, Gwent, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
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13th Jul 2016, 3:46 pm
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Nonode
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
A1170 (was once A10) Ware Hertfordshire.
About here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.81...!6m1!1e1?hl=en Still worth a visit for the bulbs/electrical shop a bit nearer the centre. |
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13th Jul 2016, 4:25 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
When did that close?
I remember going to an electronics shop when I was very young with my grandfather, who lived in Ware (Warner Road). Probably that one. |
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14th Jul 2016, 9:15 am
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Nonode
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
Good question... maybe in the mid/late 80's at a guess.
It was a useful place - had Jackson capacitors etc not just the packs they were known for. Last edited by AC/HL; 16th Jul 2016 at 1:53 am. Reason: OT aside edited |
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14th Jul 2016, 11:06 am
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Nonode
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Herefordshire, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
Thanks folks.
I went there once in '78 to buy some of the Fairchild uLogic gates (RTL technology). These were packaged in plastic T0-5 style cases with gold plated leads. How devices have moved on since these trailblazers of the 60s! |
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14th Jul 2016, 2:47 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
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Last edited by AC/HL; 16th Jul 2016 at 1:54 am. Reason: OT aside edited |
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14th Jul 2016, 9:56 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Oxford, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
When I was a lad in the early/mid 70's I used to order from Bi-Pak.
Last edited by AC/HL; 16th Jul 2016 at 1:55 am. Reason: OT aside edited |
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14th Jul 2016, 10:56 pm
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Dekatron
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
I bought a few components from Bi-Pak, 1970's would have been. They were very quick - first order to them was posted Sunday evening, got the components Thursday. And that was payment by cheque, which they obviously didn't wait to clear before shipping.
Talking with schoolmates, they also had the same experience, very fast delivery. |
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15th Jul 2016, 8:36 pm
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Octode
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Stevenage, Herts. UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
I remember Bipak from the late 70s / early 80s. In their original shop it was quite an aladdin's cave.
Later on they moved down the road to larger premises which had previously been occupied by someone selling ex government test gear. However, their heart didn't seem fully in it and every time I went there was less stock. It was no suprise when it closed. |
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16th Jul 2016, 6:19 am
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Dekatron
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
Didn't they change their name from something (awkward) like 'Bi-Prepak' to the easier to remember and say 'Bipak' ?
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16th Jul 2016, 9:08 am
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Dekatron
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lynton, N. Devon, UK.
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Re: Bi-Pak shop location
Nope. Two different companies. Separate adverts in magazines like Everyday Electronics.
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