[Info-vax] Looking for a source for replace or repair some power supplies

[David Froble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> In article <k1og9g$onn$1 at dont-email.me>,
> 	David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>> Michael Moroney wrote:
>>> David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Subject sort of says most of the issue.  I'm looking in the USA, shiping 
>>> >from elsewhere will probably be unreasonable.
>>>
>>>> 2) ASTEC MODEL SA180-3505  for an AlphaStation 200 / 233
>>> I may have a PC ATX power supply that I converted to work on an  
>>> AlphaStation 200 a while ago.
>> Yeah, David Turner was telling me about how to do that, if I could find 
>> an old power supply that provided -5 volt.
> 
> Do ATX or the older PC PSU's provide it?  I have a number of old PC
> PSU's floating around here.
> 
>> I'm thinking the AlphaStation 800 will become my primary Alpha.  Better 
>> in most regards.  Not sure about the power draw, but, I've been running 
>> it anyway to back up the other VMS systems ....
>>
>> Found some refurbished, $500.  I think I may have paid $100 for the 
>> entire system.
>>
>> I'm starting to get the idea that I should put my VAXstation 4000 
>> systems up for sale for maybe $5000 each.  Prices for old stuff are 
>> ridiculous.
> 
> Only if your buying.  I have tried selling in the past and have been
> unable to get as much as an $11 offer for items being sold by resellers
> for hundreds of dollars. (I once was offered $100 for all my PDP-11
> modules which included two particular UNIBUS Ethernet Modules that
> the very same reseller was offering on their website for $1500!)
> 
> bill
> 

I understand that "asking" is not always what you "get".

I was quoted $4300 for a MicroVAX 3100 Model 98.

The unknown is what's really selling, and for how much.