Latest addition : PDP 11/70

Well, It finally is there, my own PDP 11/70, in working condition and with 1Mb in the memory box. The machine is placed in 1 H960 cabinet and has the original 11/70 top faceplate. I picked it up last Friday in the UK near London, and the whole trip did take 23 hours, including 2 two hour ferry trips. With it I got the documentation, engineering diagrams and a complete set of spare cpu boards. Although the machine is is working conditions, I will of course go through the (unpublished) list of steps before I apply the power to the backplane. Since the two bulk supplies are having 8 H744's (25A versions) I was just wondering about the feasebility of replacing them with standard PC XT power supplies (just for the 5V), as the usually deliver also between 25A and 30A, depending on the model. The large transformer in the bulk supply will then be replaced with a smaller transformer to deliver the LTC, DCLO, ACLO and +15V via the power monitor module which is still there. Since I'm not going to use MASSBUS devices, two modules could be removed as they power a part of the MASSBUS backplane section. Of course, all the pins of the backplane will be checked and straightened if needed, and the card connectors will be vacumed before replacing the cards. Any other tips I may need? Ed -- The Wanderer | Politici zijn gore oplichters. quapla(a)xs4all.nl | Europarlementariers: zakkenvullers http://www.xs4all.nl/~quapla | en neuspeuteraars. Unix Lives! M$ Windows is rommel! | Kilometerheffing : De overheid '97 TL1000S | weet waar je bent geweest!