There are plenty of parts and equipment out there for older HP.  We supply
HP refurbished equipment all the time for situations just like this.  Sorry
to plug, but if you have equipment you like, you should be able to keep on
using it.
Thanks,
Donnie Poston
----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne R. Boyer <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] When HP e3000 hardware support isn't


> In a message dated 1/28/03 1:55:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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> writes:
>
>
> > .  In discussing this with my CE it is apparently because HP can
> > no longer obtain the power supplys for the box.
>
> So?  Take a bad power supply and fix it!  Anybody got any bad ones in need
of
> repair?  My experience is that most power supply modules can be repaired
for
> under $150.  Note: "repaired" means identify the bad component(s),
desolder
> them, and replace them with new component(s).  HP does exacly this
procedure
> with many many components.  I'm surprised to hear that they are not doing
> this with this item.
>
> Wayne
>
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