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      Lemme see... how many old computers do I have that actually work?

      - Dell Dimension 2400
      - The Athlon 64 system
      - The 1993 Gateway 2000 80486 System
      - A Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4
      - Some whitebox Athlon XP system
      - An IBM PS/2 Model 25
      - A whitebox Pentium III/Intel 440 system
      - HP Pavilion a1000y

      Nonworking old computers:

      - IBM PS/2 Model 55SX (Unknown fault, does not POST, needs a new Dallas clock module)
      - Dell Optiplex GX1 (PS/2 controller unresponsive)
      - Dell Dimension XPS something-or-another Pentium Pro workstation (Acquired for free as scrap in 2019, haven't had a chance to examine it yet and determine what's wrong, needs a CPU at the very minimum)
      - And there's probably more of 'em squirreled away somewhere that I've forgotten about.

      So that IS a lot of old computers.
      Last edited by TechGeek; 03-13-2023, 10:37 AM.
      Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.

      My computer doubles as a space heater.

      Permanently Retired Systems:
      RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
      Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.


      Kooky and Kool Systems
      - 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
      - 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
      - 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
      - Main Workstation - Fully operational!

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        Haha, I love it!

        Yeah, I did a quick count of how many "personal" desktop PCs I have (well, I consider all of my PCs as personal / non-sell-able / hobby / junk... because most of them are), as a preparation for my move, to calculate the rough volumetric space they'd take in the shipping can. I forgot the exact count already (LOL)... but it came out to a little over 50-ish desktops (ATX, mATX, and one or two SFFs). And if I was to find more cases to use up the stash of working/fixed old motherboards, I'd probably add another 10-20 to that count. Yeah ... that's a lot of old computers.

        I also have a lot of old / junky PSUs... though not as many as this:
        https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=73842

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          I will not take an inventory. That would force me to admit that I have a problem!!
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            Originally posted by Topcat View Post
            I will not take an inventory. That would force me to admit that I have a problem!!
            This is hilariously funny I might be in the same boat as you but about some other thing
            Last edited by sam_sam_sam; 03-13-2023, 06:26 PM.
            9 PC LCD Monitor
            6 LCD Flat Screen TV
            30 Desk Top Switching Power Supply
            10 Battery Charger Switching Power Supply for Power Tool
            6 18v Lithium Battery Power Boards for Tool Battery Packs
            1 XBox 360 Switching Power Supply and M Board
            25 Servo Drives 220/460 3 Phase
            6 De-soldering Station Switching Power Supply 1 Power Supply
            1 Dell Mother Board
            15 Computer Power Supply
            1 HP Printer Supply & Control Board * lighting finished it *


            These two repairs where found with a ESR meter...> Temp at 50*F then at 90*F the ESR reading more than 10%

            1 Over Head Crane Current Sensing Board ( VFD Failure Five Years Later )
            2 Hem Saw Computer Stack Board

            All of these had CAPs POOF
            All of the mosfet that are taken out by bad caps

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