Very Cool !   

Are you using the large load resistors to 'trick' the PSU ?

I've done this to PC supplies to run without the motherboard.




On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 4:21:02 PM UTC-6, Bob Bell wrote:
>
> I have completed the base, backplane and power supply portions of my new 
> S-100 computer.  This will be used for testing purposes, so was designed to 
> be open and accessible, and I built it on a wooden base.  The backplane is 
> the N8VEM version 2, slightly modified, and the power supply is a MeanWell 
> QP-200F.
>
> The MeanWell ps outputs 5V, so I modify and run all my S-100 boards 
> without the 5V regulator.  Hence, the backplane was modified by not 
> installing the regulator; I just jumpered the input to the output.  I 
> discovered that the orientation of Q1 was incorrect, so that transistor has 
> to be installed backwards from what the silkscreen shows.  And I could not 
> find resistor arrays with leads long enough to protrude through this overly 
> thick PCB enough to solder.  So, I made my own arrays out of discreet 
> resistors and some spare protoboard PCB material from another project.  As 
> for the power connector, I utilized a Phoenix Contact screw-terminal 
> connector.  Finally, since the fuses only protect the LEDs, I eliminated 
> those.
>
> The large unoccupied area of the base board is drilled and ready to mount 
> up to 2 full-sized 8" floppy disk drives.
>
> Photos of this new computer are attached (I hope!)
>
> Bob Bell
>
>

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