Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
upper  case is  default...   do you mean lower case?  Ed# In a message dated 8/10/2019 8:34:06 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org writes: I can fix the RAM problem once I can see what is actually on the screen! ;)Also the wire bracket with threaded ends that holds the flyback

Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread Charles via cctalk
I decided just to fire it up and see if anything blew... it issued the expected beep as it came up. Set the switch to half-duplex and it does actually echo bell (Ctrl-G) and I can see the screen moving as I type! But there is some kind of garbage every other row, although the cursor moves and

Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/10/19 8:33 AM, Charles via cctalk wrote: > I also scrubbed off the black anti-reflective coating since it was > significantly scratched and peeled anyway. um.. you didn't remove the aquadag from the outside of the crt, did you?

Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread Charles via cctalk
On 8/10/19 8:33 AM, Charles via cctalk wrote: I also scrubbed off the black anti-reflective coating since it was significantly scratched and peeled anyway. um.. you didn't remove the aquadag from the outside of the crt, did you? No worries Al, I got my EE in '81 back when CRTs were still in

RE: Pertec Interface Cable Length

2019-08-10 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctech On Behalf Of Douglas Taylor > via cctech > Sent: 10 August 2019 05:06 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > Subject: Pertec Interface Cable Length > > I have a question about cable length - any electrical engineers in the house? Its

Re: Pertec Interface Cable Length

2019-08-10 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 8/9/19 10:05 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote: I have a question about cable length - any electrical engineers in the house? I'm not one. Connected a Qualstar 1260 tape drive to an Emulex TC02 qbus tape controller in a pdp-11/53.  The interface is pertec with 2 50 pin cables. When I

Pertec Interface Cable Length

2019-08-10 Thread Douglas Taylor via cctalk
I have a question about cable length - any electrical engineers in the house? Connected a Qualstar 1260 tape drive to an Emulex TC02 qbus tape controller in a pdp-11/53.  The interface is pertec with 2 50 pin cables. When I use a pair of short flat ribbon cables, 18 and 30 inches each, it

Re: Pertec Interface Cable Length

2019-08-10 Thread Dennis Boone via cctalk
> It doesn't work when I use a pair of 5 foot long flat ribbon cables. > Are they too long? Do I need twisted pair type of cable? Is it > possibly a termination problem? These cables typically were twisted pair, at least inside cabinets. (They might transition to round cables at bulkheads

Re: Pertec Interface Cable Length

2019-08-10 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 8/9/19 9:05 PM, Douglas Taylor via cctech wrote: > I have a question about cable length - any electrical engineers in the > house? > > Connected a Qualstar 1260 tape drive to an Emulex TC02 qbus tape > controller in a pdp-11/53.  The interface is pertec with 2 50 pin cables. > > When I use a

Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
The clearing of the deteriorating adhesive is documented here and there on the web, use heat to separate the outer from the inner screen. Remove the inner screen and clean the gunk from the inside of the outer screen...in summary ...here are some details

Re: Raspberry Pi write cycles

2019-08-10 Thread John Herron via cctalk
Ditto on Pi taking more amps than advertised. Another catch though are counterfeit SD cards. I only recently learned about them from a friend and YouTube video but they can get into online stores sometimes without the seller even knowing. I ended up finding two of mine bought from ham radio expo

Re: ADM-3A question

2019-08-10 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 6:02 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > The clearing of the deteriorating adhesive is documented here and there on > the web, use heat to separate the outer from the inner screen. Remove the > inner screen and clean the gunk from the inside of the outer screen...in >