Partner ACS 6.0 or 1.0 1

[twofeathers]

Just a curious question??
With the Power Supply problems with the older ACS product,
how does one know if the ACS is truly a 6.0 or a 1.0 that has had a upgrade done on it. I been seeing a lot of 6.0 processors through the secondary market and on E-bay. I know when I send in a processor to be repaired, the company I use does a complete refurb on components.
Lets say I buy a ACS 1.0 on E-bay for 150.00. send it off and get it repaired and upgraded to a 6.0.......does that now make it a $900.00 card. I realise that we all need to
good take care of our customer base or someone else will!!
So question really is...How would you present this card and
how much would you sell it for?

 

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You can look into the PCMCIA slot and look for the top of a white plastic post button in the center of the opening sticking through the printed cicuit board. If the CPU is an older, pre-R3 circuit board, the white button won't be there.

There will be a couple differing opinions on this one, but this is mine:

If the refurb house has properly rebuilt the CPU, they will have replaced the station chips and the power supply.

If they just replace a couple chips or rebuild the power supply, it's been repaired, not refurbished, IMHO. Repaired and upgraded CPUs are worth ~$300. Uninformed buyers may pay more.

If they've done it correctly, the CPU is a nearly as good as new. The repair facility will then provide a 1 year warranty. If they give 90 days or less, it's not a good repair shop! Refurbed and upgraded CPUs are worth ~$425.

New CPUs sell at $550-625 for the latest version.

I've recently unloaded 20+ R1-R5 CPUs that were refurbed properly and upgraded to R6 on eBay that I absolutely believe are as good as new. Each will last as long or longer than new if heat and power spike issues are addressed by the end user.

There are many refurb houses out there, and I found one that is great: North Star Telecomm Hit, Inc. out of the Chicago suburb of Niles.

http://www.telecommhit.com

They rebuild each CPU with NEW station chips and replace the power supply with the new version for $100 (less in quanity), return shipping paid.

I upgrade my own CPUs, so I have no cost there. With a dead $150 R1 CPU bought off eBay, a $100 refurb plus <$50 to upgrade it to R6 (price negotiable from refurb house), you end up saving $100 over eBay prices and get the 1 year guarantee.

So, refurb or repair: it's a fine line of distinction, but the refurb should be as good as new. In any case, it has to be presented as other than new.