Re: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2017-05-27 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
2017-05-27 18:32 GMT+02:00 william degnan : > What is the rating on the caps? > 100uF 55VAC Davids page on TU56 capacitors: https://www.pdp8.net/tu56/pics/motor_caps.shtml?small The DAL-2EJ100 does not seem to exist any more. The same company have this: CBB65-370R107

Re: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2017-05-27 Thread william degnan via cctalk
What is the rating on the caps? Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On May 27, 2017 12:20 PM, "Mattis Lind via cctalk" wrote: > I have just looked into my two TU56 and all caps are leaking more or less. > I need eight new capacitors. > > What happened to this

Re: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2017-05-27 Thread Mattis Lind via cctalk
I have just looked into my two TU56 and all caps are leaking more or less. I need eight new capacitors. What happened to this group buy of capacitors? /Mattis 2017-03-06 19:23 GMT+01:00 Gerhard Kreuzer via cctalk : > Hi, > > will join a group buy, need caps for 2 drives

AW: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2017-03-06 Thread Gerhard Kreuzer via cctalk
Hi, will join a group buy, need caps for 2 drives .. With best regards Gerhard -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Im Auftrag von cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org Gesendet: Montag, 06. März 2017 19:00 An: cctalk@classiccmp.org Betreff: cctalk

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2017-03-05 Thread Jay Jaeger via cctalk
> > Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get a > group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 > I need some. I have been working on my system, and just discovered that all four of my drives have leaking motor run capacitors. I have found some online,

AW: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56 (Jay West)

2016-12-18 Thread Gerhard Kreuzer
Yes please -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Im Auftrag von cctalk-requ...@classiccmp.org Gesendet: Sonntag, 18. Dezember 2016 19:00 An: cctalk@classiccmp.org Betreff: cctalk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 18 Send cctalk mailing list submissions to

RE: TU56 Run Capacitors (was Rack-mounting a TU56)

2016-12-18 Thread Robert Adamson
> Jay wrote: > Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to > get a group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 > I'd be interested in a couple. I could only find some oversized stud-mounted ones when I refurbed my TU56 and although they're perfectly functional

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56 (Jay West)

2016-12-17 Thread Michael Thompson
> > Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:12:45 -0600 > From: "Jay West" <jw...@classiccmp.org> > Subject: RE: Rack-mounting a TU56 > > Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get a > group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56..

RE: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-17 Thread Paul Birkel
-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Henk Gooijen Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 3:03 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: RE: Rack-mounting a TU56 Van: Ethan Dicks<mailto:ethan.di...@gmail.com> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 december 2016 20:

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-17 Thread E. Groenenberg
On Fri, December 16, 2016 20:30, Marc Howard wrote: > I replaced my motor caps with some that I found on Alibaba (or maybe > Aliexpress) a couple of years ago. They are the right diameter and height > and have wire leads instead of lugs. They're also made with yummy > vegatable > oil and seem to

RE: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Jay West
I had written > Being a stickler for authenticity, I was looking for that support bracket but > never did find one. > So... I wound up using one of those horizontal bars/plates that were > commonly (DEC provided) mounted above and below a stack of lead > counterweights, as it's mechanically

RE: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Henk Gooijen
Van: Jay West<mailto:jw...@classiccmp.org> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 december 2016 21:05 Aan: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Onderwerp: RE: Rack-mounting a TU56 Ok I just double-checked my 8E racks, and it refreshed my memory. The sup

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Jay West wrote: > Ok I just double-checked my 8E racks, and it refreshed my memory. > > The support bracket is not necessary... > > All this occurred in the short version of the H960 (I forget... H962? The one > with the sloped front). H967

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Marc Howard
I replaced my motor caps with some that I found on Alibaba (or maybe Aliexpress) a couple of years ago. They are the right diameter and height and have wire leads instead of lugs. They're also made with yummy vegatable oil and seem to work just fine (no big loud bangs yet). Marc On Fri, Dec 16,

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Pontus Pihlgren
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 01:12:45PM -0600, Jay West wrote: > > Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get > a group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 > Are these the big honking cans that have grown a nice little crystal structure near one

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Tony Duell
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 8:05 PM, Jay West wrote: > Ok I just double-checked my 8E racks, and it refreshed my memory. > > The support bracket is not necessary. I believe that it provided no benefit > after the TU56 > was mounted... it was merely present in order to make it

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Vincent Slyngstad
From: Jay West: Friday, December 16, 2016 11:12 AM Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get a group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 I have a couple of spares, IIRC, but since I also have a couple of TU55, a couple of TU56, and a TU56H, I'd like

RE: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Jay West
Ok I just double-checked my 8E racks, and it refreshed my memory. The support bracket is not necessary. I believe that it provided no benefit after the TU56 was mounted... it was merely present in order to make it even possible for one person to bolt the tu56 to the uprights. It is a

RE: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Henk Gooijen
Van: Ethan Dicks<mailto:ethan.di...@gmail.com> Verzonden: vrijdag 16 december 2016 20:43 Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Onderwerp: Re: Rack-mounting a TU56 On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Jay West <jw...@classiccmp.org>

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Tony Duell <ard.p850...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Jay West <jw...@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> Tony wrote... >>> Anyway, does anyone have experience of rack-mounting a TU56? >> >> I can tell you

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Ethan Dicks
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Jay West wrote: > Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get a > group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 I need a few. -ethan

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread Tony Duell
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Jay West <jw...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Tony wrote... >> Anyway, does anyone have experience of rack-mounting a TU56? It >> clearly doesn't go on slide rails, it bolts directly to the rack >> (hinge down the front panel for acces

Re: Rack-mounting a TU56

2016-12-16 Thread jos
Speaking of which - I'll put out a call again for if anyone wants to get a group purchase on the motor run caps for a TU55/56 Count me in Jos