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[stephen_usher]

I replaced the battery in my Dad's Google Pixel XL tonight... I still need to get some good adhesive the stick the screen on by it seems to be charging and the screen works.

The original battery was a tad puffy:

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[stephen_usher]

And more battery fun: I now have a proper BIOS battery (AAA cell) holder for the 486.

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The new feet for the case should arrive tomorrow. Whoever put the machine together originally forgot to stick the feet on so the machine rocks on the screw heads on the bottom. Not good.

[rubber_jonnie]

I replaced the battery in my Dad's Google Pixel XL tonight... I still need to get some good adhesive the stick the screen on by it seems to be charging and the screen works.

The original battery was a tad puffy:
IMG_2541.jpg

That looks particularly unhealthy!

[Tomswork]

The battery looks more like a shipping package 📦


Tom

[stephen_usher]

Yeah, that battery has seen better days, and it's not been used much either.

This morning I had a quick look on eBay for AT power supplies, as having a known good spare is always useful.

I was shocked to find that PSUs which would have sold for £20-£30 in the mid 90s are on sale for £60-£80!!!! Yikes!

[rubber_jonnie]

Yeah, that battery has seen better days, and it's not been used much either.

This morning I had a quick look on eBay for AT power supplies, as having a known good spare is always useful.

I was shocked to find that PSUs which would have sold for £20-£30 in the mid 90s are on sale for £60-£80!!!! Yikes!

I wonder if the prices are being pushed up by a demand for retro gear? I don't recall paying that much for an AT PSU back in the day when I was building my own PCs.

[stephen_usher]

These are not individual sales and seem to be by one or two sellers, so I'm guessing that they've hiked the prices just to see how high they can take it. I saw someone trying to sell a 300W AT PSU for ~£140!

[rubber_jonnie]

These are not individual sales and seem to be by one or two sellers, so I'm guessing that they've hiked the prices just to see how high they can take it. I saw someone trying to sell a 300W AT PSU for ~£140!

Wow, that's insane for an AT PSU. I guess rarity adds value.......... (This is me being sarcastic!)

:dizzy:

[stephen_usher]

Companies are definitely having a laugh...

The cheapest of the cheap Lite-On AT PSU... £87.82 exVAT... SAVE £17.38! ;-)

https://harddiskdirect.co.uk/pa-4151-9b ... upply.html

"BEST PRICE" "FAST Shipping" "EASY Returns" "SECURE Ordering" apparently.

[rubber_jonnie]

Companies are definitely having a laugh...

The cheapest of the cheap Lite-On AT PSU... £87.82 exVAT... SAVE £17.38! ;-)

https://harddiskdirect.co.uk/pa-4151-9b ... upply.html

"BEST PRICE" "FAST Shipping" "EASY Returns" "SECURE Ordering" apparently.

Blimey, not cheap at all.

Just checked Ali Express and only ATX there, and not particularly cheap at that.