[vcf-midatlantic] PDP-11/10 PSU Repair/Warning
Herb Johnson
hjohnson at retrotechnology.info
Fri Jun 7 11:29:18 EDT 2019
This caught my eye, so I looked at the schematic. Ironically, the
shorted full-wave rectifier is shown on the "power-fail" circuit
drawing. But the rectifier supplies all the unregulated DC voltage.
Unfortunately the fuse F1 is *after* the rectifier and not before. Thus
adding a fuse before the rectifier is wise.
Bypassing the now-destroyed edge-connector pins is also wise. Did you
determine the normal AC current on those pins? I suspect a few amps,
thus those pins are at risk anyway.
Thanks for calling this repair out. It's a cautionary tale about vintage
power supplies in general; look for AC-side fuses, install if not. I"m
looking at an IMSAI; the prior owner bypassed the AC fuse holder! ;(
Shocked,
Herb
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Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA
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