Date   : Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:43:19 +0100
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: eBay... sigh

On 30/08/2011 00:10, Dave Curran wrote:
> On 29 August 2011 22:41, Pete Turnbull <pete@...> wrote:

>> As a result, they're R at R3 and should be
>> preserved intact (and away from AC voltage :-))
>>
> Fair enough, I'll not attack it with a drill at the moment ;^)
> 
> Is that ebay 'rare' or actually rare?

eBay rare, hence the unusual glyphs.

  It says 'BBC Microcomputer Power
> Supply Unit Part No. D 1597' and quotes 30 Watts, -5V @ 100mA, +5V @
> 2.25A, a lot lower than the standard one @3.75A.
> 
> It was from a model A, which had been upgraded to a B at some point,
> and had a 1770 kit and a Watford 12 ROM board added, the previous
> owner told me it was a bit intermittent.

Hardly surprising, those black units weren't meant for much more than a 
basic Model A.  Which is why Acorn replaced them when given practically 
any excuse.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York