best cheap/free scores 1.1 - Page 10

**kc8adu** · 03-16-2010, 12:51 PM

got 2 8d batteries free because while they are new they were tested bad by an idiot.
they are dry charged.of course they will be dead till acid is added!

**Toasty** · 03-16-2010, 03:33 PM

SMOG!! Aren't they around $700 a piece??!!

Polys coming soon

Of course, now the weather breaks nice and now all I want to do is be outside working in the gardens.

Just got done picking up a tarp full of crap from this last storm.

**weirdlookinguy** · 03-16-2010, 06:53 PM

WRT54G v2.2... nice piece you've got there. Have you put DD-WRT on that yet? Also, what are those reflectors you put on the antennae? Might have to check that out for my WRT54G

**Colt45ws** · 03-16-2010, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weirdlookinguy

WRT54G v2.2... nice piece you've got there. Have you put DD-WRT on that yet? Also, what are those reflectors you put on the antennae? Might have to check that out for my WRT54G

Yeah, I put DDWRT on it as soon as I got it home.
This is the antenna reflectors:
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html
Those are standard size I had on it. Says 9dBm which is about what I got, maybe a little more. It was being used as a client there, so the fact that it made it pretty directional worked out fine.
http://colt45.ws/misc/routermod.jpg
OC'd it and cranked up the output power to 100mw.

**stj** · 03-16-2010, 11:42 PM

HP scanner was in the street last week!
too bad the psu wasnt, but i got a 24v switcher, so i just need to pick up a 2.1mm power plug to see if it's good.

**kc8adu** · 03-17-2010, 06:24 AM

smog?
new these things cost around $300.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toasty

SMOG!! Aren't they around $700 a piece??!!

Polys coming soon

Of course, now the weather breaks nice and now all I want to do is be outside working in the gardens.

Just got done picking up a tarp full of crap from this last storm.

**mockingbird** · 03-17-2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colt45ws

Yeah, I put DDWRT on it as soon as I got it home.
This is the antenna reflectors:
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html
Those are standard size I had on it. Says 9dBm which is about what I got, maybe a little more. It was being used as a client there, so the fact that it made it pretty directional worked out fine.
http://colt45.ws/misc/routermod.jpg
OC'd it and cranked up the output power to 100mw.

What are those weird proto yagis you have attached to the dipoles?

**Colt45ws** · 03-17-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mockingbird

What are those weird proto yagis you have attached to the dipoles?

The what?

**mockingbird** · 03-17-2010, 02:09 PM

Those metal sheets you have attached to the antennas...

**Colt45ws** · 03-17-2010, 02:25 PM

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html
Printed it out and covered it with aluminum foil.

**NxB** · 03-18-2010, 01:16 AM

nifty

**Toasty** · 03-18-2010, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kc8adu

smog?
new these things cost around $300.

SMOG = Sweet mother of god! - from 1998 Chris Farley, Saturday Night Live

ahhhh! 8D's in AGM or Gel are $700. gotcha!

**c_hegge** · 12-15-2010, 01:39 AM

For $30 I scored myself 3 motherboards. Only thing wrong with them is bad caps. I can get $50 each if I sell them in a refurbished PC at work, so it should be easy money. There is an Intel D865PERL, a D865GBF and a Lenovo thinkcentre motherboard. All seem OK so far after repairs. I even gave the D865PERL a poly-mod on the VRM and I'm stress testing it in Prime95 as I type this. The others got rubycons.

**ratdude747** · 12-15-2010, 01:43 AM

lucky...

**PCBONEZ** · 12-15-2010, 04:54 AM

Supermicro X7DAL-E for $24+ship.
Used these usually go for $200 and up.
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...0X/X7DAL-E.cfm

Ad said it had a chip in PCB near CPU #2 implying CPU-2 might not work.
Asked for close-up photos and the chip was in the edge of PCB were it didn't affect any traces.
~ Board runs fine with single or dual CPUs.

Dual skt 771 takes dual or quad core Xeons & 24GB RAM.
ATX Form Factor so fits standard cases.
.

**everell** · 12-15-2010, 05:45 AM

Just got two freebie power supplies, Bestec ATX-250 12E. Both dead with 5vsb problems, but for me, an easy fix.

I will use one with Abit KT7A which I have recapped. But can't check out my recap job because it doesn't have a cpu....yet. Anyone got a AMD socket 462 cpu running somewhere between 700 and 1000 Mhz?

Got the first Bestec fixed by doing the DM311 mod. The original switching transistor was open, and I didn't want to damage anything further by trying to fix that 2 transistor circuit and creating a fireworks show!

**toastygoodness** · 12-16-2010, 12:59 PM

best ever.... gigabyte am2 ds3 amd 770 board + black edition athlon x2...

got it because a friend wanted a new cpu and board. woot!

**ratdude747** · 12-16-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everell

Just got two freebie power supplies, Bestec ATX-250 12E. Both dead with 5vsb problems, but for me, an easy fix.

I will use one with Abit KT7A which I have recapped. But can't check out my recap job because it doesn't have a cpu....yet. Anyone got a AMD socket 462 cpu running somewhere between 700 and 1000 Mhz?

Got the first Bestec fixed by doing the DM311 mod. The original switching transistor was open, and I didn't want to damage anything further by trying to fix that 2 transistor circuit and creating a fireworks show!

it may be a while until i can get it (at my old house), but i have a 1000mhz athlon t-bird that could be yours for the cost of shipping... i also have a 1300mhz duron t-bird in front of me... again, cost of shipping.

**370forlife** · 12-16-2010, 02:03 PM

Got a hipro W700WC3 700W for $15. Pics to come soon. Thing is huge.

**everell** · 12-16-2010, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratdude747

it may be a while until i can get it (at my old house), but i have a 1000mhz athlon t-bird that could be yours for the cost of shipping... i also have a 1300mhz duron t-bird in front of me... again, cost of shipping.

The Abit board will take a cpu from 500 mhz to 1200 mhz, so the 1300 simply won't do me any good. When you can get hands on the 1000 mhz cpu, I am interested. Just pm me when you have it and I will send you some post money.

03-16-2010, 12:51 PM	#181
kc8adu Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: dayton ohio My Country: U.S.A! Line Voltage: 12vdc,120/240vac,480vac 3ph on my bench I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 8,297	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 got 2 8d batteries free because while they are new they were tested bad by an idiot. they are dry charged.of course they will be dead till acid is added!

03-16-2010, 03:33 PM	#182
Toasty Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 City & State: East Coast, USA Line Voltage: 220-221 I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 4,145	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 SMOG!! Aren't they around $700 a piece??!! Polys coming soon Of course, now the weather breaks nice and now all I want to do is be outside working in the gardens. Just got done picking up a tarp full of crap from this last storm.

03-16-2010, 06:53 PM	#183
weirdlookinguy Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 City & State: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,611	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 WRT54G v2.2... nice piece you've got there. Have you put DD-WRT on that yet? Also, what are those reflectors you put on the antennae? Might have to check that out for my WRT54G

03-16-2010, 11:42 PM	#185
stj Great Sage 齊天大聖 Join Date: Dec 2009 City & State: Europe My Country: some shithole run by Israeli agents I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 28,361	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 HP scanner was in the street last week! too bad the psu wasnt, but i got a 24v switcher, so i just need to pick up a 2.1mm power plug to see if it's good.

03-17-2010, 02:09 PM	#189
mockingbird Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,387	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 Those metal sheets you have attached to the antennas...

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Colt45ws Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 City & State: Central Washington My Country: USA Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Knowledge Seeker Posts: 170	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 http://www.freeantennas.com/projects...te2/index.html Printed it out and covered it with aluminum foil.

03-18-2010, 01:16 AM	#191
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12-15-2010, 01:39 AM	#193
c_hegge Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 City & State: North Coast, NSW My Country: Australia Line Voltage: 240V 50Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 5,051	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 For $30 I scored myself 3 motherboards. Only thing wrong with them is bad caps. I can get $50 each if I sell them in a refurbished PC at work, so it should be easy money. There is an Intel D865PERL, a D865GBF and a Lenovo thinkcentre motherboard. All seem OK so far after repairs. I even gave the D865PERL a poly-mod on the VRM and I'm stress testing it in Prime95 as I type this. The others got rubycons. __________________ I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!! No wonder it doesn't work! You installed the jumper wires backwards Main PC: Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz, Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP, 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600, 240GB Intel 335 Series SSD, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, Palit nVidia GTX660 Ti, CoolerMaster N200 Case, Delta DPS-600MB 600W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows 7 Home Premium Office PC: HP ProLiant ML150 G3, 2x Xeon E5335 2GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB Intel 530 SSD, 2x 250GB HDD, 2x 450GB 15K SAS HDD in RAID 1, 1x 2TB HDD, nVidia 8400GS, Delta DPS-650BB 650W PSU, Windows 7 Pro

12-15-2010, 01:43 AM	#194
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12-15-2010, 05:45 AM	#196
everell Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 City & State: Williamsburg, Virginia My Country: USA Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Tech Posts: 1,229	Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1 Just got two freebie power supplies, Bestec ATX-250 12E. Both dead with 5vsb problems, but for me, an easy fix. I will use one with Abit KT7A which I have recapped. But can't check out my recap job because it doesn't have a cpu....yet. Anyone got a AMD socket 462 cpu running somewhere between 700 and 1000 Mhz? Got the first Bestec fixed by doing the DM311 mod. The original switching transistor was open, and I didn't want to damage anything further by trying to fix that 2 transistor circuit and creating a fireworks show! __________________ Old proverb say.........If you shoot at nothing, you will hit nothing (George Henry 10-14-11)

12-16-2010, 12:59 PM	#197
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