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

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <k1qhjs$n5p$1 at dont-email.me>,
	David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> In article <k1og9g$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.

Well, like I said, after being advised to put up some stuff I had
on eBay (trying to raise a little scratch to support my classic
computer hobby) I tried it. I put up an item selling currently at
any number of resellers for over $500.  An $11 bid would have
taken it.  I got 0 bids.  Afterwards when I asked WTF? I was
told by the same people who recommended taking my stuff to eBay
that because I wasn't "an established seller" no one was going to
bid on my stuff.  WTF?  

I no longer offer anything for sale on eBay and do not buy anything
that involves an "auction".  I think eBay is crooked and happily take
my money elsewhere.  The only exception turns out to be a Chinese
company that sells electronics components like EPROMS.  And I don't
bid for them.

bill

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