PDP-8/L - fire hazard?

From: Kevin McQuiggin <mcquiggi_at_sfu.ca>
Date: Fri Aug 14 18:30:03 1998

> > That concerns me, as I'd rather not burn up a PDP-8/L (or the house).
> > What can I do to ensure the -8/L wont catch fire (or do anything else
> > equally bad) when I turn it on? I don't have a very good knowledge of
>
> The standard drill - check the PSU on dummy load - certainly applies
> here. Alas I don't know the PDP8/L (I have an 8/e and an 8/a), but I
> guess if you either pull all the boards or unplug the backplane power
> cables from the PSU, you can power up the PSU on its own and check the
> output voltages with a meter.

There's info on pdp-8 power supplies, including schematics, at
http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca. Some of the technical documentation may help
in checking out the supply.

The H747 supply was used on the 8/e, the H740 on the 8/f, I'm not sure
about the 8/l however. It may be one of these supplies.

Kevin



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Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
mcquiggi_at_sfu.ca
Received on Fri Aug 14 1998 - 18:30:03 BST

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