So I have these 2 PDP-8/L core stacks I am trying to
recover:
Is there any realistic way of getting one fully functional stack out of
these ?
I assume the 8/L core stack is the same as the 8/I. Its made up of 3 core
plane boards and the 2 diode boards. If you can figure out if one of
the planes in the really bad stack seems good you could swap it with the
other stack.
One would be perfect, if bit 3 @ adr 0 would be
alive...
If you haven't you may want to check memory current and strobe timing to see
if its totally dead or can be adjusted back to working.