[olug] $27 IBM thin clients (model#8361-110)

[Eric Penne]

Depending on the PS inside the unit you may be able to feed it 18V DC and
it will work.  If the first component the incoming AC sees is a
transformer then the DC solution will not work.  If the first thing the
incoming AC sees is a bridge rectifier then you can feed it AC or DC.  I'm
assuming the input is a rectifier otherwise they would just put the
transformer on board and feed it 115V AC.  If a new PS is over 30 bucks
and a new client is only 27 bucks then I would feed it 18V DC and see what
happens.

I can not be held responsible for you blowing up anything.  The above is
just what I would do.

Eric Penne



> Just for reference again, they take an 18V AC (not DC) adapter.  And yes
> they  might cost ya quite  a bit.  Mine is bad :(  So i gotta look for
> another.
>
> On Sunday 21 December 2003 08:29 am, Dave Thacker wrote:
>> On Wednesday 17 December 2003 07:33 pm, Mat wrote:
>> > Hey OLUG-peoples:
>> >
>> > Back in the day, they weren't "thin clients" but "dumb terminals."
>> Anyways....
>> >
>> > PCSurplusOnline has some IBM "network station" devices for sale for
>> $27. http://w2.pcsurplusonline.com/viewprod.cfm?ID=1562
>>
>> We looked at a couple of these for work, but they require power
>> supplies and the power supplies are not included.  If my shopping for
>> refurb Winterms is any indication, you'll end up paying $30 and up for
>> the power supply alone.
>>
>> DT
>
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