man44829@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Razorbone) (02/06/91)
Well, First Off, I would like to thank all of you who sent me info on
downloading and such, and who told me where to get a kermit.
For those who don't know the loacation of one, there is a nice one at
maxwell.physics.purdue.edu, Kermit 2.2, I believe, which has the
nicest screen driver for the C128 or C64 I've seen, period....
BUT, that is besides the point because, After spending 3 hours playing
with the various download commands on my UNIX, I turned my computer on
yesterday to see....
MY #$%#@%$#% POWERSUPPLY BURNED OUT!!!!!
Considering this is three weeks after I got it back from an...Accident, I am not pleased, less so to find that the Place I went to is gonna charge me
$85 to replace it....
Question 1: IS it possible to replace the 9V transformer?
Question 2: If not, does ANYONE know of a place that could supply me with a
replacement powersupply cheaper? And, folks, lemme tell ya, the Commodore
trademark is NOT a neccesity...
------> Great chance to unload an old supply to a broken computer! :> <----
Mark....whose days of owning a c128 are about to end...:<
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**********************************************************************rknop@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop) (02/07/91)
man44829@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Razorbone) writes: > Question 2: If not, does ANYONE know of a place that could supply me with a >replacement powersupply cheaper? And, folks, lemme tell ya, the Commodore >trademark is NOT a neccesity... Tenex Computer Express (1-800-PROMPT-1 to order) advertises their own Heavy Duty power supply for the 128, the "Tenex MW 705," for $54.95, which is somewhat better than the $85 you mentioned. This one does inlude a lifetime warranty, so if it dies you won't find yourself in the same boat that you are in now. -Rob Knop rknop@tybalt.caltech.edu DISCLAIMER: I have nothing to do with Tenex, they send me no money, the have sent me some computer paraphanalia, but I sent them money first.
llaria@cup.portal.com (Tracy M Wirs) (02/07/91)
I happened to see this post and I remembered something..........
........in a TENEX Catalog. This company has software & hardware for
both the C64 & C128 computers at good prices........ I know, because that's
where I got my Slimline case for my old 'tried but true' C64. (The holes for
the screws in the original case had worn out after I had taken it apart now
and again to clean the darn machine....)
They have a C128 power supply for sale, *not* CBM but with a lifetime
warranty.
If you're still interested in it, contact them at:
Tenex Computer Express
P. O. Box 6578
South Bend, IL 46660-6578
....and ask for product no. 90686. If you want to see the thing for
yourself, ask for their latest catalog... it shows THAT power supply.
(Just in case: yes, they *do* have a C64 power supply for sale as well.)
Thought I'd help you out..........
llaria@cup.portal.com
p.s: their phone line for ordering is (800) PROMPT-1; for product info:
(M-F, 8am-5pm local time <Mountain, I think>) (219) 259-7051.
llaria