Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Russell Reiter via talk]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 10:24 AM Kevin Cozens via talk  On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
> > Yes. The owners retired and sold up.Â
> >
> > Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs
> and
> > the Science Centre:Â
>
> Good to know that the Gorilla is still around. It was a Toronto landmark
> on
> Queen St. West for so many years.
>

Actually the mechincal gorilla was stolen from out in front about ten years
ago. The owners even put up a no questions asked reward but no luck. I read
an article in Now Magazine where the owner said it took a lot of the joy
out of operating at that location. That coupled with rising rent prompted
the move north.

My last purchase there was over 5 years ago. A five foot usb printer cable
$3.00. When I couldnt find it browsing on my own, the guy at the desk
walked me right to it. Nice friendly people and it was sad to see them go
like that

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Alex Volkov via talk]

I met Graham at last year's Toronto Makerfest, I even made a short video 
on our channel -- https://youtu.be/auGHwemeeUk


On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:28 James Knott via talk  wrote:



I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there?


Yes. The owners retired and sold up.

Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs 
and the Science Centre:

https://thegorillastore.com/

Stewart


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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Kevin Cozens via talk]

On 2019-02-13 9:45 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote:

Yes. The owners retired and sold up.Â

Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs and 
the Science Centre:Â


Good to know that the Gorilla is still around. It was a Toronto landmark on 
Queen St. West for so many years.


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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Howard Gibson via talk]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 03:25:07 -0500
Russell Reiter via talk  wrote:

> If you can't find someone with a donation, you can probably find the one
> you are looking for at Above All Electronics on Bloor St for 5$ or so. I
> got a micro-pin p/s there last year. I wasn't sure if it was the right one
> so Steve said, if not bring it back for exchange or refund.

Russell,

   People can also check out A1 Electronic Parts.  They are in an industrial 
unit at 196 North Queen St., Toronto, Ontario, M9C 4Y1, Tel: (416) 255-0343.  
Their website is http://www.a1parts.com.  I understand they bought a lot of 
Active Surplus' stock.  They are a good source of Arduino boards and Raspberry 
Pis.

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[James Knott via talk]

On 02/13/2019 09:45 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
> Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs
> and the Science Centre: 
> https://thegorillastore.com/
>

I see they still have the gorilla from the Queen St. store.  :-)
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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Alex Volkov via talk]

Hey Giles,

I have a spare 12V power supply with barell connector for my external hard
drive I can lent it to you.

If you want to adopt your existing 19v power supply you can get a DC-to-DC
buck converter with regulator that takes anything above 12V and converts it
to 5v-12v. I think they cost around $3 on aliexpress, but this involves
some soldering.

Alex.

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:46 Stewart Russell via talk 
wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:28 James Knott via talk 
>>
>> I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there?
>>
>
> Yes. The owners retired and sold up.
>
> Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs and
> the Science Centre:
> https://thegorillastore.com/
>
>
> Stewart
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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[James Knott via talk]

On 02/13/2019 09:45 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote:
>
> I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there?
>
>
> Yes. The owners retired and sold up. 
>

I guess the far north was too much for them.  ;-)

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Stewart Russell via talk]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 09:28 James Knott via talk 
> I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there?
>

Yes. The owners retired and sold up.

Graham Greene, former manager, has kept some of it going at SteamLabs and
the Science Centre:
https://thegorillastore.com/

Stewart

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[James Knott via talk]

On 02/13/2019 09:13 AM, Giles Orr wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 09:06, James Knott via talk  > wrote:
>
> On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote:
> > I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do. 
> I know
> > of Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion,
> thank you.
>
> Is Active Surplus still around?  They'd typically have that sort of
> thing.  I used to regularly haunt their store on Queen St..
>
>
> Good thought, but sadly, no.  They died the death three or four years
> ago (maybe longer - I find time compresses in my memory as I get
> older).  Rents on Queen West went astronomical and priced them out.
>

I thought they moved up to Steeles Ave.  Did they die there?

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Giles Orr via talk]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 09:06, James Knott via talk  wrote:

> On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote:
> > I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do.  I know
> > of Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion, thank you.
>
> Is Active Surplus still around?  They'd typically have that sort of
> thing.  I used to regularly haunt their store on Queen St..
>

Good thought, but sadly, no.  They died the death three or four years ago
(maybe longer - I find time compresses in my memory as I get older).  Rents
on Queen West went astronomical and priced them out.

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[James Knott via talk]

On 02/13/2019 07:37 AM, Giles Orr via talk wrote:
> I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do.  I know
> of Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion, thank you.

Is Active Surplus still around?  They'd typically have that sort of
thing.  I used to regularly haunt their store on Queen St..

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Giles Orr via talk]

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 10:15 PM Giles Orr via talk  I've been given a 24" Samsung monitor.  I don't know if it works because
> it requires a specialized power supply, and that didn't come with.  It
> takes 12-14VDC on a barrel connector - I have laptop power supplies that
> fit it, but as most of them provide 19v I haven't tried to use them as
> they'd probably kill it - point being, it appears to be a common connector
> type.  I was wondering if anyone had a spare power supply for this thing
> lying around that they're willing to give away.  Since I don't even know if
> it works, I'd rather not pay you for it ...  Thanks.
>

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 03:25, Russell Reiter via talk 
wrote:

> If you can't find someone with a donation, you can probably find the one
> you are looking for at Above All Electronics on Bloor St for 5$ or so. I
> got a micro-pin p/s there last year. I wasn't sure if it was the right one
> so Steve said, if not bring it back for exchange or refund.
>
> Disclaimer
> I've been shopping there since the mid 90's when they first opened and was
> a very regular customer for a long time so YMMV. Having said that, Steve is
> a terrific guy and I've seen him help out lots of people that way and not
> only his regulars.
>
> Above All Electronic Surplus, 635A Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G
> 1K8 1-647-303-7843
>
> HTH
> Russell
>

I was thinking I'd have to use eBay, which I don't want to do.  I know of
Above All and didn't think of it: an excellent suggestion, thank you.

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Re: [GTALUG] Samsung monitor power supply

[Russell Reiter via talk]

If you can't find someone with a donation, you can probably find the one
you are looking for at Above All Electronics on Bloor St for 5$ or so. I
got a micro-pin p/s there last year. I wasn't sure if it was the right one
so Steve said, if not bring it back for exchange or refund.

Disclaimer
I've been shopping there since the mid 90's when they first opened and was
a very regular customer for a long time so YMMV. Having said that, Steve is
a terrific guy and I've seen him help out lots of people that way and not
only his regulars.

Above All Electronic Surplus, 635A Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6G
1K8 1-647-303-7843

HTH
Russell


On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 10:15 PM Giles Orr via talk  I've been given a 24" Samsung monitor.  I don't know if it works because
> it requires a specialized power supply, and that didn't come with.  It
> takes 12-14VDC on a barrel connector - I have laptop power supplies that
> fit it, but as most of them provide 19v I haven't tried to use them as
> they'd probably kill it - point being, it appears to be a common connector
> type.  I was wondering if anyone had a spare power supply for this thing
> lying around that they're willing to give away.  Since I don't even know if
> it works, I'd rather not pay you for it ...  Thanks.
>
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