Be warned that IIRC the orientation of the ICs on the earthy CPU board isn't
consistent - pay careful attention to the markings on the silkscreen

Also the order in which the EPROMs are installed isn't exactly what you
might expect ... Check most carefully

David

-----Original Message-----
From: volt-nuts [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick
Bale
Sent: 20 April 2020 19:32
To: [email protected]
Subject: [volt-nuts] Solartron 7081

I's been a while since I last posted on my 7081.  I needed to wait to
receive new earthy CPU and DMA chips.  They are cheap and easy to swap.  So
far, with Joe's help, I've replaced the earthy side PROMS.  Also new is all
the RAM, DMA and microprocessor.  I also went back and rechecked all the
power rails.  I found a little extra noise on the +5v & +40v power rails.
I corrected this by replacing C56, C57, C58 filter caps.  They all measured
about 50% or less of their original uF.   The 12v filter C59 was okay.

I have the same symptom of all LED stuck on and nothing on the screen.  I
feel like I need to check the data during boot up.  Probably means decoding
the logic.  Maybe it's hung on a reset since all the LEDs are on.  It would
seem reasonable that they would all come on during boot up or on a reset.
The problem is I don't have a logic analyzer or probe but mainly don't
really know where to start in the circuit.

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to start.  Do you think I should
move the conversation to the Solartron Group?

Thanks, Rick


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