Trying to Fix This Old Pocket Computer - Let's Win This Challenge! S3 E1
4,462Trying to Fix This Old Pocket Computer - Let's Win This Challenge! It's Season 3 Episode 1 of the eBay Repair Challenge. For this challenge My Mate Vince and I are teaming up with 2 more YouTube fixers: The Retro Future and Tampatec. My first item is an HP 1000 CX pocket computer. Once I get some batteries in it works... kind of. Trying to fix something this old is always a challenge but that's what we're here for. #ebayrepairchallenge2019
eBay Repair Challenge Participants:
Steve from TronicsFix (me)
Vince from My Mate Vince: https://youtu.be/MKZD5_EfYRc
Elliot from The Retro Future: https://youtu.be/z5XjI2gV4RA
Paul from Tampatec: https://youtu.be/PZNPLXeDwx0
eBay Repair Challenge Rules:
1) Whoever makes the most profit wins.
2) Item specifications:
Week 1 - Electronic item manufactured before the year 2000
Week 2 - Mechanical item (clock/ automatic watch/ clockwork toy) - It can be a mix of mechanical and electric but must have moving parts.
Week 3 - Modern game console made after 2010
Week 4 - Antique item - Anything manufactured before 1990
Week 5 - An item of our choosing
3) A maximum of 5 items
4) Financial restrictions: Start with $200 and we can roll the profits into our next purchases. At no point can we put more than $200 of "our own" money into the pot for purchases.
5) Everything has to be bought and sold on eBay
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About This Video: This week I'm trying to repair a Hewlett Packard 1000 CX pocket computer. It has bad batteries, a broken hinge, and some screen issues that take a while to track down the cause of. Can I repair it enough to make some money? I sure hope so!
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Steve Porter
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