Is there a recommended alternative or replacement power supply for the 8/A? thanks
On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 4:20 AM Marco Rauhut via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Hi Josh, > > i have restored last year a PDP-8/a to and had the same experience like you > with the Powersuppy. I felt also wiered about the bang in the transformer in > the moment of switching it on. > > Marco > > > Am 09.06.2020 um 09:02 schrieb Josh Dersch via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org>: > > > > Hi all -- > > > > I'm working on a PDP-8/A I picked up at VCF West last summer. After a lot > > of cleaning and some power supply repair it's showing signs of life (CPU > > seems to be at least minimally functional, core memory is going to need > > some debugging.) > > > > The transformer in the power supply is humming quite loudly, however, and > > I'm curious if this is normal for the 8/A (or is typical for an 8/A of this > > vintage). I'm used to the supplies in various other DEC machines not being > > exactly silent but this is a rather severe 60Hz buzz that you can clearly > > hear over the fans when the machine is in operation. > > > > Thanks, > > Josh >
