Good thinking. Cosmetic damages are definitely not a problem - just as long
as the fan or blower puts out (or pulls in) good wind without much vibration.
Companies like Chicago Blower or Grangier seem more likely to agree to give
up units than huge, IBM-like companies. Hope that's true.

-Tony


<< >It takes guts and persistence.  You just call them up, keep asking for the
 >boss, and when you finally get him, tell him enthusiastically how cool your
 >project is and how desperately you need money and what a good thing it is to
 >support students.

 <good stuff snipped>

 Don't forget to tell them that you don't care what it looks like, etc.
 Most companies have odd bits of their product sitting around that have been
 sent out for evaluation and returned, and can't be sold as new, that have
 been used as demos and are scratched up, that have been cosmetically damaged,
 etc. etc.   It doesn't always work (when I was a student I tried it with
 IBM and got a snarky response, but that's IBM for you).

 Best regards,

 Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is the reward"
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 Embedded software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:  http://www.speff.com
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