[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-22 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Power 15 vs 20 is detailed in the hardware manual when to use which On Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 4:27 AM Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > > > https://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-40/PDP11-40_DC-pwr-supplies.jpg > > That brings up a question that's rattled around my mind: On a 745 it's > rated to

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-22 Thread Paul Anderson via cctalk
I haven't looked at this in a long time, but I believe the H742 "bulk power supply" puts out a voltage to the regulators to convert to the required voltages. I don't remember what the voltage is. Paul On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 3:27 AM Chris Zach via cctalk wrote: > > >

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-22 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
> https://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-40/PDP11-40_DC-pwr-supplies.jpg That brings up a question that's rattled around my mind: On a 745 it's rated to supply -15 volts at 10a, but it has two of the lines designated as "+15 in". Where did the +15 come from, the other supplies put out +20,

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-21 Thread Kirk Davis via cctalk
I have a 11/35 buried in my garage. Contact me off list if you’re unable to find what you need and I’ll get you some pictures. Kirk Sent from my iPad > On Oct 21, 2023, at 12:55 AM, Marc Howard via cctalk > wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a PDP-11/40 that I've wanted to restore for many

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-21 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Here is one where I put the H742 on a block to make it easier to work on https://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-40/H742_on_blocks.jpg Here are the connectors to the regulators: https://vintagecomputer.net/digital/PDP11-40/PDP11-40_DC-pwr-supplies.jpg Here is the other end of the connectors

[cctalk] Re: PDP 11/40 power supply question

2023-10-21 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Vintagecomputer.net/digital/ hunt around there many pics of the power supplies, various configurations. On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 3:55 AM Marc Howard via cctalk wrote: > Hi, > > I have a PDP-11/40 that I've wanted to restore for many years now. I got > it in the standard 21" cabinet but the power