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| Solar Bookcover for PB 1400 | |
| Posted by: J English Smith on 2010-01-26 07:30:19 The solar option won't work for me, but if there is a good re-cell service available for the 1400 batteries, I'd be interested in that. I had looked into it a bit online but the cost was fairly high - in the $70 to $90 range. I have two newer batteries for the 1400 that work "OK" - maker is VST, bought these from Wegener a few years back. Other than that, I just use the 1400s on wall power most of the time. | |
| Posted by: p8712 on 2010-01-30 08:14:26 I'm glad to see my thread is still going strong. My panel still works, and is currently still sitting in its box, waiting for the day I find a 1400 worthy of it! | |
| Posted by: p8712 on 2010-06-17 19:38:21 Finally, a new conquest! Ebay has provided me with a 1400 for the panel. It's a 1400c, with a sonnet 333 G3, 64 megs of ram, 1 gig hard drive, 8x CD/floppy. PERFECT 10/10 condition, not a chip, scratch, or scuff to be found. Seriously, you'd think it was 1997. The seller told me it had been sitting in storage for a long time. Of course, the only issue is a dead main battery. Time to look into recelling! I'll post pics once I figure out how... | |
| Posted by: J English Smith on 2010-06-17 20:50:06 Yes, please! Wow, I'm glad you got a 1400, having that rare a powering source - you really need to get it going! Will be interested to see the photos... | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2010-06-18 00:52:32 And the rare G3 upgrade! That's an excellent score 😀 | |
| Posted by: p8712 on 2010-06-18 09:19:50 Here's the pics as promised. Top view:  Profile:  | |
| Posted by: 4seasonphoto on 2010-06-18 10:48:21 Polycrystaline cells! Those ought to last for decades. | |
| Posted by: J English Smith on 2010-06-18 11:45:10 Very cool! I did not realize that it sticks out like that - but I guess it has to be like that for the wiring, etc. behind the solar cells. Love the color. Definitely a conversation starter! | |
| Posted by: jwmcfarlin on 2010-06-18 20:53:36 Jealous! I don't know how it slipped by me as I have been solid cruising eBay for exactly that sort of PB1400c, but congrats! Best, John | |
| Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2010-06-18 22:19:18 Beautiful! 8-o | |
| Posted by: Temetka on 2010-06-22 20:56:28 Very cool. 😎 /Snatches 1400 and runs. }🙂 | |
| Posted by: p8712 on 2010-06-23 17:51:10 I'll probably ebay the whole ball of wax before much longer. Keep an eye out! | |
| Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2013-02-09 16:42:16 So whatever happened with this? I've decided my pimped 1400 is not fully pimped without a SolarCover. | |
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