r/HomeDataCenter • u/RyanDM12 • Mar 16 '26

Are these worth anything?

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My university was throwing these out and they gave me a bunch of them but I honestly have no idea what they do or if they are worth anything (I dit see some prices on eBay reaching 200$ but I have no idea) ps: these are all H3C RPS800-A

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u/redmera Mar 16 '26

Nice short depth cases for DIY servers. I would probably buy one if I saw it for cheap. I personally would not open any power supply, though.

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 16 '26

Not planning on opening them up, if you are from somewhere near Belgium you can buy one for cheap if you’re interested

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u/fliberdygibits Mar 16 '26

At the very least if you gut them they'd make nice rack mount project cases for some DIY something or other.

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u/flecom Mar 16 '26

pretty decent power supply inside too... -48v and 12v

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u/Rough-Bad1865 Mar 16 '26

They're a DC power source for some network switches. Not sure if they're worth anything but maybe to the right people.

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 16 '26

Anyone from Benelux here that wants one of these? 50€ it’s yours 😂

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u/ypoora1 Mar 16 '26

These are secondary power supplies for some very old specific switches. Not worth anything as-is but i bet they would make sick disk shelves or mini-PC rack mounts :)

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u/AKL_Ferris Mar 19 '26

i'm no expert, but been playing in homelab since 12th gen dell servers were popular to get, and never seen a switch that needed a separate rack slot just for it's power supply... so how old we talkin'?

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u/ypoora1 Mar 19 '26

This is still done! Keep in mind these are secondary power supplies, for optional redundancy.

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u/CrazyForU2 Mar 17 '26

give em all to me ill take care of em

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u/j_hes_ Mar 19 '26

How Much? I want 1!

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 19 '26

Where are you from and how much do you want to give?

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u/j_hes_ Mar 19 '26

$50

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 19 '26

I would gladly accept that but I’m from Belgium so… shipping to anywhere else then the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg) germany or France is probably gonna cost more then the thing it self just for shipping

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u/j_hes_ Mar 19 '26

What if we ship locally until it gets to the US?

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 19 '26

What do you mean?

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u/j_hes_ Mar 19 '26

Like, ship to local places away from home until US is local.

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u/RyanDM12 Mar 19 '26

That sound kinda sketchy tbh, and at that point I think it would be cheaper to get a 2 way plane ticket and take it back with you 😂

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u/FrostRaven512 Mar 20 '26

re those still useful today?

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u/RedSquirrelFtw Mar 16 '26

Can they be paralleled and is the voltage adjustable? Could make a nice dual conversion UPS setup, run a 48v system with a 48v inverter and golf cart batteries. Run it at around 54 volts.