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Hot take: I was at the surplus store in Dayton and saw a whole bin of old HP printer power supplies for $2 each.
Grabbed a few to crack open, and the 24v rails are perfect for testing small DC motors or powering LED strips in a pinch, plus they're usually built like tanks.
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lisa57mo ago
It's funny how the best, most reliable tech is often the stuff that was just built for a single job ages ago. You see it with old kitchen appliances too, like those heavy duty mixers from the 70s that just won't quit. There's a certain kind of over-engineering in older mass-produced items that we just don't get anymore, where the goal was to make it last forever instead of just good enough for now. Finding a use for that old, solid hardware feels like a small win against our throwaway culture.
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