[GreenKeys] Teletype REC 10 power supply available

[Bill]

Hi Don,
Here is the link to the pwr supply pics.

http://jalbum.net/a/1042122

Bill

On 9/12/2011 1:11 PM, DR HOUSE wrote:
> AGE...
> You do not want to plug it in.  Your home would stink for a week.
> Send me an image of the inside of your unit.  I may be able to help.
> Don
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> On 12 Sep 2011, at 2:39 PM, Bill wrote:
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> Just wondering Don, do the selinium rectifiers break down with use or
> with age?
> I bought a new power supply from someone on the list and it has never
> been used. Don't know how old the unit is.
>
> Bill Cain
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> On 9/12/2011 11:19 AM, DR HOUSE wrote:
>> Bill,
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>> There is a problem with these older power supplies.  They use either
>> copper oxide or Selinium rectifiers which cannot be trusted after so
>> many years.  They break down and leak gas.  I have a couple of upgrade
>> kits made by Sylvania to replace the old rectifier elements with big
>> diodes mounted on large heat sinks.  These were originally supplied to
>> the military for this purpose.
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>> Today the biggest problem with these power supplies is the cost of
>> shipping them.  I find that normally FedEx Ground is the least
>> expensive.
>> The REC 10 is the model number of the power supply and is not to be
>> confused with the Model 10 Teletype machine.
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>> Are you anywhere near Pittsburgh, PA ?  There are a couple of people
>> there that might be interested.
>>
>> Don - K9TTY
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>> I have a REC 10 power supply that's doing me no good.  anyone want
>> it?  It's heavy 20lbs-ish.  I did not test, but I was told it worked
>> when I bought it a few years ago. Since then it has been stored in a
>> temp-controlled environment.  I tried selling it,b ut there were no
>> takers.
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>> Price
>> Free if you pick it up
>> $25 plus actual shipping cost if you want it shipped, worldwide
>>
>> Location - Landenberg, PA USA
>>
>> http://vintagecomputer.net/itemsavailable/teletype_model10_powersuppl_nameplate.jpg 
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>> Bill
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