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Free: Eyeglass repair kit (Crestwood, NW DC) Screwdriver and two micro-screws, tweezers, replacement nose pads, and little rubber grommets, in a little clear plastic case.

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Free: Hand warmers 2-pack (Crestwood, NW DC) It’s spring, but it will get cold again! See photos for details.

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Free: 4 capacitors (Crestwood, NW DC) Got these for an electric kettle repair attempt, they only came in pack of 5, I only needed 1. See photo for details. 400V 0.82 uF.

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Free: Portable FM/AM radio, works but… (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted … the tuning knob is missing. It’s tunable with a mini-screwdriver. Runs on two AAA batteries. Extendable antenna, mini-earphone jack.

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Free: 6 incandescent light bulbs (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted All work, tested them today. Watts range from 100 to 40. Not recommended for normal lighting since they use so much power, but posting for those with special needs or situations (need the heat, sensitive to the light of LEDs, etc.).

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Free: 21 spiral compact fluorescents (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted All these work - tested them today. If you zoom in you can see the wattages, which range from 25 to 11. Note that like all fluorescent bulbs, these contain mercury gas so need to be handled with care and ideally used in protected fixtures.

13d

Free: 4-pin, 4-tube fluorescent bulb (Crestwood, NW DC) Withdrawn Don’t know what it works in, can’t test it, but suspect it’s new and unused. Comes in cardboard packaging.

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Free: 3.5 mm coupler, female to female (Crestwood, NW DC) Not much more to say, it is what it is.

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Free: Headlamp light (Crestwood, NW DC) This may have been part of a headlamp originally, not sure. Works great, takes two AAs. Lens has two cracks/scratches in it.

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Free: Bike wheel reflector (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Originally designed to attach to a spoke and provide sideways visibility. That piece is missing, but with a couple of zip ties you could secure it just fine.

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Free: Adjustable night light (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted This Leeo “smart” night light was made to listen for smoke and other alarms going off in your house and notify you when it heard them. The company went out of business in 2019, so now it’s just a nice LED night light, with a ring that lets you dial in the desired brightness. Plugs into an outlet.

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Free: Older rechargeable batteries (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted One C, three AA, two AAA. All nickel metal hydride except the C which is nickel cadmium.

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Free: Mini Maglite flashlight w/o bulb (Crestwood, NW DC) Other than missing bulb it’s in good shape. End cap has extra bulb holder (currently empty). Replacement bulbs (including LED version) are widely available.

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Free: 6 size D rechargeable batteries (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Long time since we’ve used them so I can’t swear by their condition, but I believe they’ll still hold a charge. I can throw in a universal smart charger if you need one.

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Free: Storm door closer (w/o hardware) (Crestwood, NW DC) This screen door closer works but lacks the (presumably procurable) pins and brackets to attach it to a door a door frame. Piston has been bent once and straightened, pulls out and retracts fine with the pneumatic function working well. Third photo shows it extended (and held by the vice grips just so I could take the photo before it retracted).

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Free: Music box mechanism (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted If I remember correctly, this was from a gift: a little statuette of a ballerina or angel or something like that, that rotated when wound up. It fell and the little figurine broke. The music box part works fine though, and could be used to make a new rotating figure thing or just a music box for jewelry or whatever. Free to a good home. App seems not to let one post videos so I can’t show it working and let you hear the song, but happy to email or text such a video to anyone interested.

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Free: 2012 MacBook Air for parts (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted This nice little MacBook Air fell victim to a spilled glass of milk several years ago. I’m handy and like to fix stuff, so I started taking it apart, carefully attaching screws to a piece of tape and labeling them, … and then got pulled away by parenting, or work, or god knows what. Haven’t managed to get back to it in several years, so giving up on it. Presumably some parts got fried by the liquid milk, but presumably other parts are in perfectly good shape, maybe even the screen? Battery pack? I don’t really know. If nothing else, the hardware is fine: screws, frame, keys, etc. The hard drive is missing - I think I may have canabalized that for storage. Power cord (taped) included. See photos. Free to a good home. Model A1465 EMC 2558 Questions welcome.

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Free: Electric tooth brush, brush heads (Crestwood, NW DC) Couldn't get this rotary toothbrush to work but it may be repairable. Brush heads appear new and unused. Takes two AA batteries.

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Request: Phono pre-amp (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired Seeking phono preamp. Trying to get an old turntable up and running for my son, and just learned that to connect it to either of the receivers we have, we need a pre-amplifier. Anyone have one sitting around gathering dust we could take off your hands?

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Free: Light bulbs (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired Two large spherical incandescent light bulbs, 60W. Free to a good home.

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Request: 6-foot pole (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired I’m mounting an anemometer (wind meter) on our roof and need a 6’ pole (or longer) to mount it on. Could be PVC, a metal tube or pipe, or wood dowel. Probably needs to be at least 1” diameter. If anyone has something like this sitting around gathering dust, I’d be delighted to take it off your hands. Thanks for considering.

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Free: Dell keyboard for parts or repair (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired This keyboard worked great for me for several years, then when I got a new laptop and had to use an adapter it suddenly started having problems. Maybe a dozen or so keys don’t register with the computer. Physically seems fine, inside looks fine, so not sure what the issue is, don’t have time to pursue repair further.

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Free: Desk chair for pickup (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Functional desk chair that just needs a cleanup.

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Free: LED lamp for parts or repair (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired This was my wife’s bedside lamp - has a clamp and USB port for charging stuff. Worked well for a few years, then would only flash on every two seconds. I tested power supply, it seemed faulty, so I got a new power supply and wired it in, and as soon as I plugged it in, smoke started rising from the circuit board and something fizzled out. Now unresponsive. Any hobbyist want it for parts or to try to repair?

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Free: Oral Irrigator (“waterpik”) (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Electric Oral Irrigator (“waterpik”). Left by former housemate, working fine. Lacks charging cord for internal battery, you’d need to have or find one (this one *might* work? )

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Free: Easy chair (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired Easy/arm chair, arms fairly torn up but the rest is in good condition. Delivery possible depending on location.

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Free: Culligan D-40A filter cartridge (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired This is unwrapped but essentially unused: I installed it in our Culligan under sink water filter (model US-600A) but then the casing was leaking when I turned the water back on. I probably just needed a new O-ring, but the old one *seemed* fine so I tried tightening the casing more… and overdid it enough to fracture the casing threads. The cartridge itself (which is separate from the casing) is totally fine. I had to get a whole new filter and went with a different model. Happy for this $50 cartridge to be used and not go to waste.

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Free: Wrist brace (Crestwood, NW DC) Expired Brace for carpal tunnel or other conditions. Has removable metal piece running up inside of wrist over palm. Velcro fasteners in good condition.

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Free: Body Glide anti-chafe (never used) (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Never-used Body Glide anti-chafe balm stick. Got it for a backpacking trip, carried it as part of first aid kit, never needed it.

1y

Free: PUR faucet filter cartridges (Crestwood, NW DC) Gifted Two PUR replacement filters for faucet filter systems. Still sealed in their foil packages.

1y