> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Jay Jaeger via > cctalk > Sent: 04 December 2021 23:21 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: PDP-11/70 Boards > > On 12/1/2021 11:55 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote: > > > From the blog of someone who got a KB11-A working > > > > It's Fritz Mueller's blog; at about the top of this page: > > > > https://fritzm.github.io/category/pdp-116.html > > > > he's just turned the machine on for the first time, and you can follow > > as he chases, finds and fixes CPU problems. The KB11-C/D of the -11/70 > > is _very_ similar to the KB11-A he was dealing with (they are > > _basically_ the same CPU, with a cache, and other stuff added on the > > other side from the CPU, on the KB11-C/D), so there are probably some > > good lessons to be learned. > > > > Very useful to see as I ponder trying to get my 11/45 (with a KB11-D in > it) going again. I think next time I work on this beastie I will roll it out > from my > main room where the lighting and access are just OK into my larger room > where my PC is kept temporarily, for easier access. > Going to want to buy a load tester and thoroughly check out the power > supplies first - which are unfortunately really heavy (and may not be > mounted quite properly, either), as it has been several years since I turned > the thing on.
What kind of load tester are you looking to buy? I have an 11/45 which I need to test the power supplies on too. > > JRJ
