[SPARCbook] RDI Ultrabook

[stephen price]

Hi Richard -
you might want to configure your email client to have
the correct header so that you might get more
responses!  Even old yahoo mail threw your message
away as spam as it shows no name etc.  I only found it
as I occassionally check the spam filter box before
deleting things!

Ultrabook parts (I'm assuming a model
U17/20-something) are next to impossible to find.  If
its not a U17 or U20 - then different rules apply &
let me know what model it is ....  Trying to get
GD/Itronics to sell you old parts is not very easy-
plus if they do - it will be at list price - which is,
at least, exorberant.

Your only true recourse is ebay - an even then few and
far in between.

Now that being said, there are things you can do.
First - docking station - as far as I know - they dont
exist - period.  Only one I've ever seen in over a
decade was for a RDI Turbo 170.

Second - power supply - forget about finding a "real"
one - unless you get one off ebay.  Best bet is to
find an equivalent volt/amp unit & put the lemo plug
on it.

If I remember right (correct me if I'm wrong) - you're
looking for a 19vdc 7.5amp power supply.  If so - then
those are fairly easy to find - for example - just
google "150w adapter 19vdc" and look for the
appropriate amperage.  I found this one that looks
good - 

"http://www.shentech.com/dead19v715ac.html"
$39.88 plus shipping

Of course you'll have to cut the plug off & mate it to
a lemo FGG.0B.305.CLAD52.  Last ones I bought were
from lemo usa direct.  

Rudy Thorne (rthorne at lemousa.com) a few years ago.

I hope that you have the drive trays & connectors -
those are also next to non-existant - unless you find
some on ebay.  I don't have any left - sold them all
to a var a couple of years ago.

Even older sparcbook 3 xxxx  stuff is non-existent
except for the rare ebay appearance.

I hope that this helps.

regards
steve
ft worth tx

---  <richtom1 at excite.com> wrote:

>  Hi Steve,   Since you have had some dealings or
> experience with the Tadpole/RDI line of laptops I
> thought I would give this a shot and contact you. 
> Would you have any thoughts or leads of where I
> could find some parts for my Ultrabook.  The most
> important item I need is an ac power supply (which
> has a 5 pin connector on it).  The next item I would
> like to get is the docking station for it.  I have
> already emailed General Dynamics over a week ago and
> haven't received a reply.  In addition, on my
> Sparcbook 3 and 3XP I need to get hard drive
> holders.  The ones from the Ultrabook are too big to
> use. I have been doing searches on the internet for
> over a week w/o any luck either. I would appreciate
> any thoughts or insights you can offer. Thanks a
> bunch,  Richard
> 



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