> Also, adding to the case painting thread, is there a GOOD
> way
> to paint a case chrome? 

Have it sandblasted down to the bare metal, and take it in and have it
plated.  There's a place on the corner of Stinson and Hennepin in
Minneapolis that will do stuff like that.  They even do gold plating.  :)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: lxy [mailto:lxy at cloudnet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:06 AM
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: RE: [TCLUG] black case
> 
> 
> Jay writes:
> 
> > I'd like to get a redundant setup.  Not one of those
> > crappy ones with one
> > power cord, but one with 2 cords so I can put one in the
> > UPS and the other
> > into the wall.
> 
> Brian replies:
> 
> Ok, I have a question.  I've got a 300 watt P/S in my case
> and I managed to overload it running my 233 MMX and a few
> essential components.  In theory, I could add another 300
> watt (ok, maybe 400), and Y cable the 2 ATX connectors
> together so I share 700 watts of power.  Is there such an
> adapter or am I asking for trouble by trying to do this?  It
> should work in theory, but I've been wrong before :-)
> 
> Also, adding to the case painting thread, is there a GOOD
> way
> to paint a case chrome?  I've seen chrome paint give more of
> a dull chrome look, I want something that's blinding to look
> at(SGI toaster type look).  Is this even possible with the
> right type of paint?  $400 for a chrome case isn't an option
> right now, but I'd love a chrome look.
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