Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:3839 comp.sys.att:7747 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!ginosko!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!thad From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: UNIXPC power supplies: LOCATED! Message-ID: <22964@cup.portal.com> Date: 11 Oct 89 05:55:11 GMT Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 83 Having been sort-of away for awhile (business; teaching classes; and working the "normal" 25 hrs/day, 8 days/wk :-), I finally today had a chance to catch up with what's happening at the local electronics stores during lunchtime ... looks like a Scavenger Hunt for UNIXPC parts! If you remember, several months ago I "found" pallet after pallet of UNIXPC keyboards at CSS (aka Weird Stuff Warehouse) in Milpitas, CA. Today I found UNIXPC power supplies. Brand new. Both 3B1 and 7300 models. In the original boxes from Power Systems, Inc. (12 Tobey Road; Bloomfield, CT 06002). The 3B1 supplies are in individual cardboard boxes, and the PC 7300 supplies are in slabs of 8 in boxes of 40 (wrapped in pink anti-static foam). It appears that Convergent's inventory is being scattered throughout Silicon Valley. In any event, I hope you're sitting down before reading: QTY HSC Inventory Price Each, AVAIL locator number Description Quantity=1 ----- -------------- ---------------------- ---------- 1018 10290 3B1 power supply $9.95 245 10292 PC 7300 power supply $9.50 The GENERAL differences between 3B1 and PC 7300 power supplies are: 3B1 supplies 5 Amps at +12 VDC, 7300 supplies 3.5 Amps at +12 VDC 3B1 supplies 300 mA at -12 VDC, 7300 supplies 100 mA at -12VDC 3B1 supply has a direct cable to the hard disk power connector 3B1 supply has a power cable for only ONE fan The 3B1 supplies I found today are EXACT replacements for the production 3B1 power supply; the PC 7300 supplies are a "little" bit different. Mechanically, all these supplies are plug-plug replacements. Following are the stats from my 3B1, my PC 7300, the "today" 3B1 supplies, and the "today" PC 7300 supplies: my today's my today's 3B1 3B1 PC 7300 PC 7300 Power In: 90-130 VAC 90-130 VAC 90-130 VAC 90-130 VAC (Silkscreened 245 W 245 W 195 W 195 W legends) 58-63 Hz 58-63 Hz 58-63 Hz 58-63 Hz Power Out: +5, 20 Amp +5, 20 Amp +5, 20 Amp +5, 20 Amp (Silkscreened +12, 5 Amp +12, 5 Amp +12, 3.5 A +12, 3 Amp legends) -12, 300 mA -12, 300 mA -12, 100 mA -12, 300 mA PSI Model: PS 1610-1 PS 1610-1 PS 1569 PS 1569 Convergent P/N: D-65-00056-01 D-65-00056-01 D-65-00042-00 D-65-00060-01/ A Revision: B A E A Thermal Breaker: 50 C 50 C 45 C 45 C Wiresets to fans: 1 1 2 1 Cables to hard disk: 1 1 none none Note: "PSI Model" is the silkscreened (by Power Systems, Inc.) model number. If any of this interests you, contact Mark at: Halted Specialties, Inc. 3500 Ryder Santa Clara, CA 95051 408/732-1573 415/969-1448 (foreign exchange line for N. Silicon Valley) Be SURE to specify the HSC inventory locator number (at the beginning of this posting) AND the price to be sure you order the correct part. HSC has walk-up counter service, and mail-/phone-order. They accept VISA, M/C, cash and checks . Don't expect to find all of these in the floor display area; most of the power supplies are in the (back) warehouse. At these prices, it makes sense to have a spare power supply (or 2 (or 3 :-)) Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]