RE: Discord (was: DEC Computer Lab for sale)

2021-06-02 Thread jwest--- via cctalk
There was an incorrect link posted, and then a few moments later the correct link was posted. So ignore the first one and use the second one. If you use the first one, you'll join my MOHAA gaming discord, probably not what you want heh I will check the 2nd one to make sure it is still valid, bu

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Steve Maddison via cctalk
On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 15:13, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > > Really? There is a 10a fuse in a round holder on the back of the rack, > right by the plug input. Swapping the H786 power supply with another one > results in a working unit for me, so I don't think the problem is in the > power switch

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Really? There is a 10a fuse in a round holder on the back of the rack, right by the plug input. Swapping the H786 power supply with another one results in a working unit for me, so I don't think the problem is in the power switch box. Maybe you have a BA11-M? Is it a 4 slot chassis or 9? C

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jun 2, 2021, at 6:34 AM, Steve Maddison via cctalk > wrote: > > On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 22:38, Paul Koning wrote: >> >> I'm not sure if you're talking about the same sort of device I had trouble >> with, so FYI: the Pro power supply is a box the size of an old-fashioned >> Bible, with

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Those filter caps also cause other problems. I had now two cases in succession where an old computer tripped the Residual Current Device (RCD) in my switchboard. Both used Sprague 0.1 uF filter caps in "bathtub" configuration in a metal can. Each cap is connected on one side to ground and the other

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Steve Maddison via cctalk
On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 23:39, Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > > Interesting: I just tried firing up a pair of BA11-N's to see if they > work. One blew the fuse in that block in the back and I thought it was a > shorted PS but the PS input caps are not shorted. I'll check to see if > the filter capac

Re: BA11 power filter

2021-06-02 Thread Steve Maddison via cctalk
On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 22:38, Paul Koning wrote: > > I'm not sure if you're talking about the same sort of device I had trouble > with, so FYI: the Pro power supply is a box the size of an old-fashioned > Bible, with a CEE power inlet at one end. That inlet is actually part of a > sealed metal