hah, why does that story not surprise me!
(though to be fair, how long has it been that the BA123 is out of
production?) (such a fine chassis it was though, shame they didnt keep 
it up for anything newer, BA213 was a POS.)

yeah... i'll probably end up going that route.. though i'll make
a bit more of a search first to find The Right Ones... you know?
kind of wanting to keep the chassis to original spec.. :)

happy hacking,
isildur


On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, John Wilson wrote:
>> might anyone have a set of BA123 wheels you don't need anymore (ideally
>> somewhere in central europe)?
>
> I don't, sorry (my BA123's wheels are all crumbly too), but you're reminding
> me of a story years ago from, I think, Terry Kennedy, who tried to order
> replacement BA123 wheels from DEC and found that (1) the order multiple
> was some useless number, like 5, and (2) anyway they'd been discontinued
> so DEC advised him to order the next higher assembly which is of course
> a whole new BA123.  Like buying a new car because you need an oil filter.
> Anyway the point is, I believe he was able to find usable replacement wheels
> (made for office chairs I guess?) at a home center or hardware store (you'd
> probably have to replace all four so it won't wobble).
>
> John Wilson
> D Bit
>